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 to trigger to initiateto lead to / to evoke (emotions) / to attract / to cause/ | ||||
 Adso: to attract  Cantofish: samecdic MDBG: to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)  LDC:  CDict: lead to; trigger; initiate' | ||||
 Mouseover for pinyin and definition (if available). Click for dictionary lookup. 他们(tā men) they 小型的( xiǎo xíng de) miniative 示威(shì wēi) a demonstration 引发(yǐn fā) to cause 了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright 一场( yī chǎng) 大规模的( dà guī mó de) big-time 游行(yóu xíng) march 。 Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration. 这样的(zhèyàng) this kind of 计划(jì huà) project 会(huìkuài) will 引发(yǐn fā) to cause 很多(hěn duō) very many 问题(wèn tí) issue 。 Such a plan will give rise to many problems. 自慰(zì wèi) onanism 引发(yǐn fā) to cause 疯狂(fēng kuáng) crazy 。 Masturbation leads to insanity. 有时候(yǒushíhòu) sometimes 冰球(bīng qiú) ice hockey 运动员(yùn dòng yuán) athlete 相互(xiāng hù) mutual 挑衅(tiǎo xìn) provocation 得(dé děiděi) must 太(tài) too 厉害(lì hai) violent 以至于(yǐ zhì yú) up to 会(huìkuài) will 引发(yǐn fā) to cause 斗殴(dǒu ōu dòu ōu) to brawl 。 Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out. 日本(rì běn) Japanese 发生(fā shēng) to occur 规模(guī mó) scope 8 9 的(dedì) of 强烈地震( qiáng liè di zhèn) strong earthquake 引发(yǐn fā) to cause 强大(qiáng dà) large 海啸(hǎi xiào) tsunami 。 An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami. 空气(kōng qì) air 中的(zhòng dì) to hit the target 微粒(wēi lì) flecker 可以(kě yǐ) can 引发(yǐn fā) to cause 癌症(ái zhēng ái zhèng) cancer 。 Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer. Example sentences courtesy Tatoeba project.
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