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引领 (yǐn lǐng) — to lead, to guide, to pioneer; to crane one's neck (looking forward eagerly)

Definition

引领 means to lead or guide a trend, field, or era — a step beyond 带路 (showing the way). Stronger than 开拓, which focuses on breaking new ground; 引领 emphasizes actively leading others forward.

verb
to leadto guideto pioneerto crane one's neck (looking forward eagerly)

Examples

  • 引领。
    Zhè wèi kē xué jiā yǐn lǐng le rén gōng zhì néng lǐng yù de fā zhǎn.
    This scientist led the development in the field of artificial intelligence.
  • 引领。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi yǐn lǐng xīn shí dài de cháo liú.
    We should lead the trend of the new era.
  • ，引领，。
    Tā zhàn zài àn biān, yǐn lǐng yuǎn wàng, pàn wàng zhe chuán zhī guī lái.
    He stood on the shore, craning his neck to look far, hoping for the ship's return.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

引yǐnlead
领lǐnglead

引 and 领 both mean to lead, together expressing guiding or eagerly looking forward.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 弓弓gōngbow
  • 丿丿piěindicatory stroke

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →
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