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    引发危机 (trigger a crisis)

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral

    How it works

    This is a verb-object (VO) phrase. 引发 (yǐnfā) is a transitive verb meaning 'to trigger' or 'to cause,' and 危机 (wēijī) is a noun meaning 'crisis.' The phrase functions as a verb, often followed by the subject or agent causing the crisis, or describing an event that leads to a crisis.

    Sample sentences

    他们的行动可能引发地区性危机。

    Their actions might trigger a regional crisis.

    错误的决策常常会引发金融危机。

    Wrong decisions often lead to financial crises.

    政府正在努力避免引发新的信任危机。

    The government is trying hard to avoid triggering a new crisis of trust.

    Quick facts

    structure:The structure V + O is very common in Chinese. 引发 is a causative verb, and 危机 is a common noun often used as an object for such verbs.

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    Example

    他们的行动可能引发地区性危机。

    Their actions might trigger a regional crisis.

    错误的决策常常会引发金融危机。

    Wrong decisions often lead to financial crises.

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