诱惑 meaning in English

yòuhuò

to entice; to lure

HSK 7-9verbnounTraditional 誘惑21 strokes

Meaning of 诱惑

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yòuhuò
  1. to entice
  2. to lure
  3. to induce
  4. to attract

诱惑 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā终zhōng于yú受shòu不bù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.
我wǒ没méi想xiǎng诱yòu惑huò你nǐ。
I didn't mean to tempt you.
虽suī然rán她tā节jié食shí, 巧qiǎo克kè力lì蛋dàn糕gāo仍réng然rán诱yòu惑huò著zhù她tā。
Even though she is dieting, the chocolate cake still tempts her.
因yīn为wèi他tā跟gēn孩hái子zi很hěn像xiàng, 他tā受shòu诱yòu惑huò了le
Because he was just like a child, he yielded to temptation.
看kàn到dào这zhè笔bǐ钱qián使shǐ他tā被bèi诱yòu惑huò偷tōu东dōng西xī。
The sight of the money tempted him into stealing.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

诱 yòu · to tempt · 9 strokes

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惑 huò · to confuse · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 诱惑.

困惑kùnhuòbewildered; perplexed
迷惑míhuòto puzzle; to confuse
诱饵yòu'ěrbait
引诱yǐnyòuto coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap)
疑惑yíhuòto doubt; to distrust
诱人yòurénattractive; alluring; captivating
诱发yòufāto induce; to cause
迷惑不解míhuò-bùjiěto feel puzzled
蛊惑gǔhuòto entice; to lead astray
诱拐yòuguǎito abduct; to kidnap
诱导yòudǎoto induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce

Questions about 诱惑

What does 诱惑 mean?

诱惑 (yòuhuò) means "to entice; to lure" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 诱惑?

诱惑 is made of 2 characters: 诱 (9 strokes), 惑 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 诱惑 an HSK word?

Yes. 诱惑 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 诱惑 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 诱惑 is written 誘惑.