Chinese Traditional: 引起
Chinese Simplified: 引起
Pinyin: yin3 qi3
Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ
English Meaning: to cause, to give rise to, to lead to

Example Sentences:

機長心臟病發作時引起一陣恐慌。
机长心脏病发作时引起一阵恐慌。
ji1 zhang3 xin1 zang4 bing4 fa1 zuo4 shi2 yin3 qi3 yi2 zhen4 kong3 huang1.
Panic broke out when the captain had a heart attack.
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該公司的執行長在他臉書的貼文引起爭議後辭職了。
该公司的执行长在他脸书的贴文引起争议后辞职了。
gai1 gong1 si1 de5 zhi2 xing2 zhang3 zai4 ta1 lian3 shu1 de5 tie1 wen2 yin3 qi3 zheng1 yi4 hou4 ci2 zhi2 le5.
The CEO of the company has resigned after the controversy over his Facebook posts.
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Related Words:

 

yǐn

1. to lead, to divert, to guide 2. to attract, to draw, to pull 3. to cause, to induce 4. to reference, to quote

Here: to lead, to divert, to guide

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1. to rise, to raise, to get up 2. to start, to initiate (action), to launch 3. since (timing) 4. (a measure word for occurrences or events)

Here: to rise, to raise, to get up

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