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引退
yǐn tuì
Pinyin
Definition
引退
-
yǐn tuì
to retire from office
to resign
Character Decomposition
引
弓
丨
退
辶
艮
Related Words
(20)
吸引
xī yǐn
1
to attract (interest, investment etc)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
1
attractive force (such as gravitation)
2
sex appeal
3
attractiveness
引力
yǐn lì
1
gravitation (force)
2
attraction
引起
yǐn qǐ
1
to give rise to
2
to lead to
3
to cause
4
to arouse
退
tuì
1
to retreat
2
to decline
3
to move back
4
to withdraw
退出
tuì chū
1
to withdraw
2
to abort
3
to quit
4
to log out (computing)
倒退
dào tuì
1
to fall back
2
to go in reverse
勾引
gōu yǐn
1
to seduce
2
to tempt
引
yǐn
1
to draw (e.g. a bow)
2
to pull
3
to stretch sth
4
to extend
5
to lengthen
6
to involve or implicate in
7
to attract
8
to lead
9
to guide
10
to leave
11
to provide evidence or justification for
12
old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
引入
yǐn rù
1
to draw into
2
to pull into
3
to introduce
引导
yǐn dǎo
1
to guide
2
to lead (around)
3
to conduct
4
to boot
5
introduction
6
primer
引擎
yǐn qíng
1
engine (loanword)
2
CL:臺|台[tái]
引爆
yǐn bào
1
to cause to burn
2
to ignite
3
to detonate
4
a fuse
引用
yǐn yòng
1
to quote
2
to cite
3
to recommend
4
to appoint
5
(computing) reference
引发
yǐn fā
1
to lead to
2
to trigger
3
to initiate
4
to cause
5
to evoke (emotions)
引诱
yǐn yòu
1
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
2
to lure (into a trap)
3
to seduce
引进
yǐn jìn
1
to recommend
2
to introduce (from outside)
引领
yǐn lǐng
1
to crane one's neck
2
to await eagerly
3
to lead
4
to show the way
后退
hòu tuì
1
to recoil
2
to draw back
3
to fall back
4
to retreat
指引
zhǐ yǐn
1
to guide
2
to show
3
to point (the way)
4
directions
5
guidance
6
guidelines
Idioms
(20)
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
1
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
1
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
1
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
1
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引水入墙
yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
1
lit. to lead the water through the wall
2
to ask for trouble (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
1
to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
2
to introduce a potential source of trouble
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
1
to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
2
to introduce a potential source of trouble
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
1
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
2
fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
1
lit. to quote the classics
2
to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
1
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
2
to go through the motions
3
to practice
4
a trial run
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
1
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
2
to expose a malefactor (idiom)
引颈就戮
yǐn jǐng jiù lù
1
to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
1
to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
2
to introduce a potential source of trouble
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
1
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
2
fig. to give up
3
to turn tail
抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
1
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
2
fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
1
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
2
to get out on finding out what it's really like
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
1
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
翘足引领
qiáo zú yǐn lǐng
1
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
2
to look forward eagerly
3
to long for
4
also pr. [qiào zú yǐn lǐng]
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
1
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
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