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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 引用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
引用 yǐn yòng - to quote; to cite
- to recommend; to appoint
- (computing) reference

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 5,794 9,914 12,713

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǐn- to draw (e.g. a bow)
- to pull
- to stretch sth
- to extend
- to lengthen
- to involve or implicate in
- to attract
- to lead
- to guide
- to leave
- to provide evidence or justification for
- old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 引用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
引用 6 7 5,794 9,914 12,713