Chinese phrase
引起〜 yín qǐ 〜
Meaning
cause ___
When to use it
Cause something to happen or produce a result. It is used in neutral statements about what leads to an event or result.
Example dialogue
他的玩笑引起了误会。 tā de wán xiào yín qǐ le wù huì
His joke caused a misunderstanding.
那我们怎么解释？ nà wǒ men zěn me jiě shì
Then how do we explain it?