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引向
yǐn xiàng
Pinyin
Definition
引向
-
yǐn xiàng
to lead to
to draw to
to steer towards
Character Decomposition
引
弓
丨
向
宀
口
Related Words
(20)
向
Xiàng
1
surname Xiang
引力
yǐn lì
1
gravitation (force)
2
attraction
方向
fāng xiàng
1
direction
2
orientation
3
path to follow
4
CL:個|个[gè]
一向
yī xiàng
1
always (previously)
2
a period of time in the recent past
偏向
piān xiàng
1
partial towards sth
2
to prefer
3
to incline
4
erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
倾向
qīng xiàng
1
trend
2
tendency
3
orientation
内向
nèi xiàng
1
reserved (personality)
2
introverted
3
(economics etc) domestic-oriented
勾引
gōu yǐn
1
to seduce
2
to tempt
向上
xiàng shàng
1
upward
2
up
3
to advance
4
to try to improve oneself
5
to make progress
向下
xiàng xià
1
down
2
downward
向来
xiàng lái
1
always (previously)
向前
xiàng qián
1
forward
2
onward
向日葵
xiàng rì kuí
1
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
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
向往
xiàng wǎng
1
to yearn for
2
to look forward to
外向
wài xiàng
1
extroverted (personality)
2
(economics etc) export-oriented
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
Idioms
(20)
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
1
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
1
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向隅
xiàng yú
1
lit. to face the corner (idiom)
2
fig. to miss out on sth
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
1
a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
2
a woman's heart is with her husband
好好学习,天天向上
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng
1
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
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
怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng
1
to glower at each other (idiom)
所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
1
to sweep everything before one
2
to be invincible (idiom)
Sample Sentences