How to say “trigger” in Chinese
trigger, provoke
“Trigger” in Chinese is 引发, yǐn fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
引发 is read yǐn fā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 弓 “bow”; on the right, the bowstring: drawing a bow.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “引发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 引发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这篇文章引发了热烈的讨论zhèpiānwénzhāngyǐnfālerèlièdetǎolùnThis article sparked a heated discussion.
- 这篇报道为什么引发了这么多讨论？zhèpiānbàodàowèishénmeyǐnfālezhèmeduōtǎolùnWhy did this report spark so much discussion?
- 这个话题在网上引发了热议。zhègehuàtízàiwǎngshangyǐnfālerèyìThis topic sparked heated debate online.
More words from the lesson “Along with it”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “trigger” in Chinese?
“Trigger” in Chinese is 引发, pinyin yǐnfā.
What does 引发 mean?
引发 (yǐnfā) means “trigger, provoke”.
How do you write 引发?
引发 is 2 characters: 引 (yǐn) — pull, lead; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 引发?
引发 is read yǐnfā. Tones: yǐn — third tone, fā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“trigger” in the lesson “Along with it”
This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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