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诱惑

yòuhuò

to tempt; temptation

A person at a desk pushes a stack of coins away
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Characters in this word

诱 yòu

Strokes
9
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 秀 elegant, graceful, refined
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 诱

惑 huò

Strokes
12
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
或 or, either, else 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 惑

Example phrases

  • 在巨大利益的诱惑面前,他仍然拒绝泄露客户资料。 Zài jùdà lìyì de yòuhuò miànqián, tā réngrán jùjué xièlòu kèhù zīliào. Faced with the temptation of huge profits, he still refused to leak client information.
  • 减肥期间,甜点对我的诱惑太大了。 Jiǎnféi qījiān, tiándiǎn duì wǒ de yòuhuò tài dà le. While on a diet, desserts are too great a temptation for me.
  • 他经不住金钱的诱惑,犯了大错。 Tā jīng bu zhù jīnqián de yòuhuò, fànle dà cuò. He could not resist the temptation of money and made a big mistake.

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