No. 2,828 in Chinese
引用
"引用" means "to quote" or "to cite."
In a sentence
他在文章中引用了多位专家的研究成果。
He cited the research findings of several experts in his article.
Here, 引用 (yǐn yòng) is used to indicate the act of quoting or citing someone else's work.
课堂上,老师引用了经典的文学作品来解释这个主题。
In class, the teacher referenced classic literary works to explain the topic.
In this sentence, 引用 (yǐn yòng) describes using literary references as examples.
她经常在演讲中引用名人的名言来鼓励听众。
She often uses famous quotes in her speeches to encourage the audience.
Here, 引用 (yǐn yòng) refers to the act of quoting sayings by famous people to support the speech.
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