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引文
yǐn wén
Pinyin
Definition
引文
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yǐn wén
quotation
citation
Character Decomposition
引
弓
丨
文
文
Related Words
(20)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
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
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
英文
Yīng wén
1
English (language)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
人文
rén wén
1
humanities
2
human affairs
3
culture
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
全文
quán wén
1
entire text
2
full text
勾引
gōu yǐn
1
to seduce
2
to tempt
天文
tiān wén
1
astronomy
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2
incomprehensible nonsense
3
preposterous bullshit
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
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
1
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
Sample Sentences