引发(yǐn fā): to lead to
to lead to
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 引发 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
不慎重的政治行动能引发一场战争。
bù shèn zhòng de zhèng zhì xíng dòng néng yǐn fā yī chǎng zhàn zhēng
Careless political action can trigger off a war.
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