吸引 (xī yǐn) — to attract, to appeal to, to fascinate

Definition

General neutral word for attracting interest, attention, or people. Use it for both positive and negative contexts; 诱惑 and 诱人 imply temptation, and 招 is often negative (provoke) or used for recruiting.

verb
to attractto appeal toto fascinate

Examples

  • 吸引
    Zhè ge diàn yǐng hěn xī yǐn rén.
    This movie is very attractive.
  • 吸引
    Zhè jiā diàn de shāng pǐn xī yǐn le hěn duō gù kè.
    The products of this store attracted many customers.
  • 吸引
    Tā de shēng yīn hěn xī yǐn wǒ.
    His voice attracts me very much.

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