Meaning of 挑起
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tiǎoqǐ
- to provoke
- to stir up
- to incite
挑起 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他挑起争议性高的话题，制造纷争。
He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
Stroke order for each character
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挑 tiāo · to carry on a shoulder pole · 9 strokes
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 挑起.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 挑选 | tiāoxuǎn | to choose; to select |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
Questions about 挑起
What does 挑起 mean?
挑起 (tiǎoqǐ) means "to provoke; to stir up".
How do you write 挑起?
挑起 is made of 2 characters: 挑 (9 strokes), 起 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 挑起 an HSK word?
Yes. 挑起 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.