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诱发 (yòu fā) — to induce, to cause, to trigger (often of diseases, reactions, or events)

Definition

'To induce / trigger' — used especially for diseases, symptoms, or negative reactions. Compared to 引发 it sounds more clinical, and unlike 诱惑 it is not about tempting people.

verb
to induceto causeto trigger (often of diseases, reactions, or events)

Examples

  • 诱发。
    Zhè zhǒng yào wù kě néng yòu fā fù zuò yòng.
    This kind of medicine may cause side effects.
  • 诱发。
    Tóng nián chuāng shāng róng yì yòu fā xīn lǐ wèn tí.
    Childhood trauma easily triggers psychological problems.
  • 诱发。
    Tā de yán lùn yòu fā le jī liè de tǎo lùn.
    His remarks triggered a heated discussion.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

诱yòulure; induce
发fātrigger; set off

诱 suggests leading, and 发 suggests setting off, together meaning to trigger.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誘; 诱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, language
Sound part声符shēngfú
秀
秀xiù誘yòu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誘 pairs 言 (word, language) with 秀, which supplies the sound.

Open 诱 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →
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