引发

yǐn fā · yin fa

Traditional 引發

Meaning

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  1. to lead to
  2. to trigger
  3. to initiate
  4. to cause
  5. to evoke (emotions)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

空(kōng)气(qì)中(zhōng)的(de)微(wēi)粒(lì)可(kě)以(yǐ)引(yǐn)发(fā)癌(ái)症(zhèng)。

Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)引(yǐn)发(fā)了(le)山(shān)区(qū)的(de)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)。

This heavy rain triggered flooding in the mountainous area.

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