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诱

yòu

persuade, entice, induce; guide

Strokes
9
Radical
言
HSK
6
Tone
4

Traditional form: 誘

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 听起来很诱人

    Tīng qi lai hěn yòu rén

    That sounds very tempting.

  • 因为他跟孩子很像， 他受诱惑了

    Yīn wèi tā gēn hái zi hěn xiàng tā shòu yòu huò le

    Because he was just like a child, he yielded to temptation.

  • 看到这笔钱使他被诱惑偷东西。

    Kàn dào zhè bǐ qián shǐ tā bèi yòu huò tōu dōng xi

    The sight of the money tempted him into stealing.

  • 没有男人能够抵挡女人的诱惑。

    Méi yǒu nán rén néng gòu dǐ dǎng nǚ rén de yòu huò

    No man can resist the lure of a woman.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 诱

  • 诱惑yòu huò 4–4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
  • 诱人yòu rén 4–2 attractive; alluring; captivating
  • 引诱yǐn yòu 3–4 to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce
  • 诱发yòu fā 4–1 to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger
  • 诱饵yòu ěr 4–3 bait