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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

引起 [yǐnqǐ]
  1. 1. verb cause
    人们担心,贫富不均可能会引起社会动荡。
    People are worried that inequalities in wealth might cause social unrest.
    这一事件的发生马上引起了媒体的注意。
    As soon as it happened the event aroused media interest.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

引起 [yǐnqǐ]
  1. 1. give rise to; lead to; lead onto; set off; touch off; cause; arouse; create; draw; evoke; excite; attract; strike; generate; breed; raise; occasion
    引起严重后果
    lead to grave consequences
    引起连锁反应
    set off a chain reaction
    引起公愤
    arouse (or touch off) public indignation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

引起 [yǐnqǐ]
  1. 1. 一种事情、现象、活动等使另一种事情、现象、活动发生;由此产生出
    这番话引起强烈反响。

Examples

在世界上引起广泛的反响
evoke worldwide repercussions
在很多人心中引起反响
find an echo in the hearts of many people
这起儿子虐待老人的事件,引起了群众的极大愤慨。
The maltreatment of the old man by his son aroused great public indignation.
故乡的巨大变化引起了我很多感触。
Great changes in my home village give me much food for thought.
引起共鸣
arouse sympathy; strike a sympathetic chord
引起听众哄堂大笑
make the audience roar with laughter
引起怀疑
raise doubts; arouse suspicion
黄河在历史上经常引起祸害。
Throughout the ages the Yellow River was a scourge of the nation.
地震在全市引起了恐慌。
The earthquake caused a panic in the city.

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