HSK · Level 91
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Chinese word
诱惑
Pronunciation
Pinyinyòu huò
Meaning
- verbtempt
Example
她用甜言蜜语来诱惑我。tā yòng tián yán mì yǔ lái yòu huò wǒ
She uses sweet talk to tempt me.
More examples
虚假的广告常常用夸张手法来诱惑消费者。xū jiǎ de guǎng gào cháng cháng yòng kuā zhāng shóu fǎ lái yòu huò xiāo fèi zhě
False advertising often uses exaggerated tactics to tempt consumers.
Core concept
An outside attraction pulls attention and desire toward a new action, away from a person's original plan.
Common phrases
主动诱惑别人zhǔ dòng yòu huò bié rén
actively tempt others
试图诱惑他人shì tú yòu huò tā rén
try to tempt others
诱惑消费者yòu huò xiāo fèi zhě
tempt consumers
Similar words
引诱yǐn yòu: Persuading someone through clever words or actions to carry out a particular action.
诱使yòu shǐ: Causing someone to act through a particular cause, condition, or influence.
吸引xī yǐn: Holding someone's attention or interest and drawing them toward something.
诱骗yòu piàn: Using deception to lure someone in and gain something from them.
Definition in Chinese
通过外在的诱因吸引或引导他人的注意和欲望，使其放弃原来打算而采取特定行动。tōng guò wài zài de yòu yīn xī yǐn huò yín dǎo tā rén de zhù yì hé yù wàng shǐ qí fàng qì yuán lái dǎ suàn ér cái qǔ tè dìng xíng dòng
Word origin
诱 (yòu, "lure") + 惑 (huò, "confuse") combine the ideas of drawing someone in and making the mind waver, giving the word its sense of leading desire toward a new action.
Usage tips
- In everyday contexts, a sale, an advertisement, a reward, or sweet words can be the source, while the person affected is commonly the verb's object.
Other meanings
- enticeverb
- temptationnoun
Opposites
- 劝阻quàn zǔdissuadeverb
Related words
- 诱惑力yòu huò lìallurenoun
- 诱惑性yòu huò xìngtempting qualitynoun