Meaning of yǐn yòng:
引用
to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint
Zài tā de yǎnjiǎng zhōng, tā yǐnyòng le hěnduō míngrén míngyán.
在他的演讲中,他引用了很多名人名言。
In his speech, he quoted many famous sayings.
Zhè piān wénzhāng guǎngfàn yǐnyòng le hěn duō xuézhě de guāndiǎn.
这篇文章广泛引用了很多学者的观点。
This article extensively cited many scholars' viewpoints.
(computing) reference
Zài biānchéng zhōng, biànliàng de yǐnyòng shì yīgè fēicháng zhòngyào de gàiniàn.
在编程中,变量的引用是一个非常重要的概念。
In programming, the reference of a variable is a very important concept.