引发 (yǐn fā) is a Chinese word meaning “to lead to; to trigger; to initiate”.
Meanings
- 1to lead to
- 2to trigger
- 3to initiate
- 4to cause
- 5to evoke (emotions)
- Part of speech
- verb
Characters in 引发
Related words
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