# 引发 (yǐnfā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 引发 (yǐnfā) means “to trigger; to spark; to lead to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to trigger; to spark; to lead to
- Pinyin: yǐnfā (yin3 fa1)
- Traditional: 引發
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这件事引发了广泛的讨论。
  Zhè jiàn shì yǐnfāle guǎngfàn de tǎolùn.
  This incident sparked widespread discussion.

## Characters

- [引](https://hanziro.com/word/yin-lead/) (yǐn): to lead; to guide
- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue

https://hanziro.com/word/yin-fa-trigger/

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