导致

Meaning(verb)

to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

Examples

• 大雨导致很多航班取消了。

  dà yǔ dǎo zhì hěn duō háng bān qǔ xiāo le.

  Heavy rain caused many flights to be cancelled.

• 睡眠不足会导致注意力下降。

  shuì mián bù zú huì dǎo zhì zhù yì lì xià jiàng.

  Lack of sleep leads to poorer concentration.

• 一个小错误导致了严重的后果。

  yí gè xiǎo cuò wù dǎo zhì le yán zhòng de hòu guǒ.

  A small mistake led to serious consequences.

Easily confused

• 引起 — 导致 stresses the (usually negative) result; 引起 means to give rise to (attention, interest, debate…).

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