yǐn yòu

Traditional: 引誘

HSK 7–9

引诱 (yǐn yòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 引诱

引yǐn · to draw (e.g. a bow)诱yòu · (literary) to induce; to entice

Related words

引起to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse吸引to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate引to draw (e.g. a bow)引擎engine (loanword)引爆to ignite; to detonate诱惑to entice引发to lead to勾引to seduce指引to guide引导to guide吸引力attractive force (such as gravitation)引用to quote; to cite

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