Chinese word

引用

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐn yòng

Meaning

  • verbcite

Example

不要在论文里随便引用没有来源的材料。bú yào zài lùn wén lǐ suí biàn yǐn yòng méi yǒu lái yuán de cái liào

Do not casually cite material without a source in a paper.

Illustration for 引用 (cite)

More examples

写论文时要注明你所引用的所有资料与出处。xiě lùn wén shí yào zhù míng nǐ suǒ yǐn yòng de suó yǒu zī liào yǔ chū chǔ

When writing a paper, be sure to note all the materials you cite and their sources.

Core concept

Bring another person's words or ideas into one's own expression while showing where they came from.

Common phrases

  • 引用文献yǐn yòng wén xiàn

    cite references

  • 引用资料yǐn yòng zī liào

    cite materials

  • 引用数据yǐn yòng shù jù

    cite data

Similar words

参考cān kǎo: Looks at materials or opinions to help develop one's own work or ideas.
引述yǐn shù: Presents a section of spoken or written words exactly as it appears.
援引yuán yǐn: Cites an expert or source as a basis for one's own claim.
引证yǐn zhèng: Provides facts or sources that add strength to a claim.

Definition in Chinese

把他人的原话或观点摘取并嵌入自己表述中，常用引号或注释标出来源的一种表达方式。bǎ tā rén de yuán huà huò guān diǎn zhāi qǔ bìng qiàn rù zì jǐ biǎo shù zhōng cháng yòng yǐn hào huò zhù shì biāo chū lái yuán de yì zhǒng biǎo dá fāng shì

Word origin

引用 (yǐnyòng, "cite") combines 引 (yǐn, "draw out") + 用 (yòng, "use"), expressing the act of drawing out someone else's words or ideas and using them in one's own statement.

Usage tips

  • In academic writing, borrowed material normally needs both a clear source and a visible boundary, so readers can separate the writer's own words from the borrowed material.

Other meanings

  • citationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 引用文献yǐn yòng wén xiànreferences citednoun
  • 引用格式yǐn yòng gé shìcitation formatnoun

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