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引诱

yǐn yòu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 引誘

引诱 (yǐn yòu) means "to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 引诱 means

1. to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
2. to lure (into a trap)
3. to seduce

The characters in 引诱

• 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth
• 诱yòu(literary) to induce; to entice

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