援引

yuányǐn

verb #36,839

Meanings

1 to quote
2 to cite
3 to invoke (a precedent or law)

Characters

pull up / draw on

Examples

法官援引了类似案例。

Fǎguān yuányǐn le lèisì ànlì.

The judge cited a similar case.

他在文章中援引了这位学者的话。

Tā zài wénzhāng zhōng yuányǐn le zhè wèi xuézhě de huà.

He cited this scholar's words in his article.

Tips

register

Formal/written. In speech you'd more often hear 引用 (yǐnyòng). 援引 is the verb of choice in legal documents, academic papers, and news reporting.

Stroke Order

援 yuán

引 yǐn