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诱惑

yòu huò · you huo

Traditional 誘惑

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to entice
  2. to lure
  3. to induce
  4. to attract
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In a conversation

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The ice cream truck

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)这个月(zhègeyuè)不(bù)吃(chī)甜的(tiánde)了(le)。

    I will not eat sweet things this month.

  2. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)车(chē)。

    Look, there is an ice cream truck ahead.

  3. Dengdeng

    别说了(biéshuōle)，诱惑(yòuhuò)太(tài)大了(dàle)。

    Stop talking. The temptation is too big.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)闻(wén)一闻(yīwén)，不(bù)吃(chī)。

    You can smell it and not eat.

  5. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，闻(wén)也(yě)是(shì)诱惑(yòuhuò)！

    No way. Smelling it is also temptation!

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)。我(wǒ)也(yě)抵抗(dǐkàng)不了(buliǎo)。

    Alright, I will buy two. I cannot resist either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)抵(dǐ)抗(kàng)不(bu)了(liǎo)甜(tián)食(shí)的(de)诱(yòu)惑(huò)。

I can't resist sweet things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)终(zhōng)于(yú)受(shòu)不(bu)了(liǎo)诱(yòu)惑(huò)，吃(chī)掉(diào)了(le)整(zhěng)件(jiàn)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)。

Finally she gave in to temptation and ate the whole cake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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