接引
jiē yǐn
Pinyin

Definition

接引
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jiē yǐn
  1. to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc)
  2. (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
接
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
接着
jiē zhe
  1. 1 to catch and hold on
  2. 2 to continue
  3. 3 to go on to do sth
  4. 4 to follow
  5. 5 to carry on
  6. 6 then
  7. 7 after that
  8. 8 subsequently
  9. 9 to proceed
  10. 10 to ensue
  11. 11 in turn
  12. 12 in one's turn
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
迎接
yíng jiē
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to welcome
  3. 3 to greet
链接
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
勾引
gōu yǐn
  1. 1 to seduce
  2. 2 to tempt
吸引
xī yǐn
  1. 1 to attract (interest, investment etc)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
  1. 1 attractive force (such as gravitation)
  2. 2 sex appeal
  3. 3 attractiveness
引
yǐn
  1. 1 to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. 2 to pull
  3. 3 to stretch sth
  4. 4 to extend
  5. 5 to lengthen
  6. 6 to involve or implicate in
  7. 7 to attract
  8. 8 to lead
  9. 9 to guide
  10. 10 to leave
  11. 11 to provide evidence or justification for
  12. 12 old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
引入
yǐn rù
  1. 1 to draw into
  2. 2 to pull into
  3. 3 to introduce
引导
yǐn dǎo
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 to lead (around)
  3. 3 to conduct
  4. 4 to boot
  5. 5 introduction
  6. 6 primer
引擎
yǐn qíng
  1. 1 engine (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]
引爆
yǐn bào
  1. 1 to cause to burn
  2. 2 to ignite
  3. 3 to detonate
  4. 4 a fuse
引用
yǐn yòng
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 to appoint
  5. 5 (computing) reference
引发
yǐn fā
  1. 1 to lead to
  2. 2 to trigger
  3. 3 to initiate
  4. 4 to cause
  5. 5 to evoke (emotions)
引进
yǐn jìn
  1. 1 to recommend
  2. 2 to introduce (from outside)
引领
yǐn lǐng
  1. 1 to crane one's neck
  2. 2 to await eagerly
  3. 3 to lead
  4. 4 to show the way

Idioms (20)

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
  1. 1 to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
  1. 1 to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
  1. 1 to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引水入墙
yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the water through the wall
  2. 2 to ask for trouble (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
  1. 1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
  1. 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. 2 to go through the motions
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 a trial run
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
引颈就戮
yǐn jǐng jiù lù
  1. 1 to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
  1. 1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  1. 1 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)

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