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挑唆
tiǎo suō
Pinyin
Definition
挑唆
-
tiǎo suō
to incite
to stir up
to instigate
Character Decomposition
挑
扌
儿
冫
唆
口
厶
八
夂
Related Words
(20)
挑战
tiǎo zhàn
1
to challenge
2
challenge
挑
tiāo
1
to carry on a shoulder pole
2
to choose
3
to pick
4
to nitpick
挑剔
tiāo ti
1
picky
2
fussy
挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn
1
(fig.) to get cross-eyed
2
to be bewildered
挑起
tiǎo qǐ
1
to provoke
2
to stir up
3
to incite
挑选
tiāo xuǎn
1
to choose
2
to select
百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
1
one in a hundred
2
cream of the crop
唆
suō
1
to suck
2
to incite
单挑
dān tiāo
1
to pick
2
to choose
3
to fight a duel
啰唆
luō suo
1
variant of 囉嗦|啰嗦[luō suo]
挑三拣四
tiāo sān jiǎn sì
1
to be picky
2
to be choosy
挑刺
tiāo cì
1
to carp
2
nitpicking
3
petty criticism
挑动
tiǎo dòng
1
to entice
2
to arouse
3
to provoke
挑唆
tiǎo suō
1
to incite
2
to stir up
3
to instigate
挑嘴
tiǎo zuǐ
1
to sow discord
2
picky about food
挑大梁
tiǎo dà liáng
1
to play a leading role
2
to bear a heavy responsibility
挑夫
tiāo fū
1
porter
挑子
tiāo zi
1
carrying pole and its load
挑弄
tiǎo nòng
1
to incite
2
to provoke
3
to tease
挑战者
tiǎo zhàn zhě
1
challenger
Idioms
(7)
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
1
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
2
to tell tales
3
to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
1
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
1
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
2
to burn the midnight oil
柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
1
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
2
fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
3
bullies pick soft targets
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
1
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
2
to criticize right and left
目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
1
the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
2
making eyes at sb
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
1
to look for bones in an egg
2
to find fault
3
to nitpick (idiom)
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