引起
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
引起 (yǐnqǐ) · to cause
引起 (yǐnqǐ) means “to cause; to arouse; to lead to”. It is written with 2 characters: 引 (to lead) + 起 (to get up). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 引起 is built
The characters
引 yǐn · to lead
What 引 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To pull back a bow's 弓 drawstring 丨 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
起 qǐ · to get up
What 起 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的话引起了大家的注意。Tā de huà yǐnqǐ le dàjiā de zhùyì.His words caught everyone's attention.
这个问题是什么引起的？Zhègè wèntí shì shénme yǐnqǐ de?What caused this problem?
Questions about 引起
What does 引起 mean?
引起 (yǐnqǐ) means “to cause; to arouse; to lead to”.
How do you pronounce 引起?
引起 is pronounced yǐnqǐ.
Which HSK level is 引起?
引起 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 吸引xīyǐnto attract
- 引导yǐndǎoto guide
- 引进yǐnjìnto introduce (from outside)
- 引擎yǐnqíngengine
- 引用yǐnyòngto quote
- 引yǐnto lead
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 一起yīqǐtogether
Learn 引起 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.