To provoke in Chinese: 挑起 (tiǎo qǐ)

tiǎo qǐ

to provoke

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to provoke
  2. 2to stir up
  3. 3to incite

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄧㄠˇ

tiǎo

/ t/ i/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˇ

/ q/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的话挑起了两个人的矛盾。

    tā de huà tiǎo qǐ le liǎng gè rén de máo dùn。

    His words stirred up a conflict between the two of them.

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