引发

yǐnfā

to lead to; to trigger; to initiate

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 引發

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这件事引发了讨论。

This matter triggered a discussion.

他的话引发了笑声。

His words brought laughter.