引 起

yǐnqǐ

“To give rise to” in Chinese is 引起 (yǐnqǐ).

Meaning

to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

Example

你已经引起了我的注意。

You have my attention already.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǐnHSK 44 strokesto draw (e.g. a bow)qǐHSK 110 strokesto rise

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