instigate; incite; foment (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
挑撥
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他喜欢挑拨别人之间的关系。 Tā xǐhuān tiǎobō biérén zhījiān de guānxì. - He likes to sow discord between people.
别让他的话挑拨我们的团结。 Bié ràng tā de huà tiǎobō wǒmen de tuánjié. - Don't let his words sow discord among us.
他是个善于挑拨是非的人。 Tā shì gè shànyú tiǎobō shìfēi de rén. - He is good at stirring up trouble.
这封信是挑拨我们之间的关系。 Zhè fēng xìn shì tiǎobō wǒmen zhījiān de guānxì. - This letter is meant to sow discord between us.
他的行为只是为了挑拨离间。 Tā de xíngwéi zhǐ shì wèile tiǎobō líjiàn. - His actions are just meant to sow discord.
Characters
拨 bá - to pull up | HSK 6
挑 tiǎo - choose, select, carry things on a shoulder pole; shoulder pole with its load; load carried on a shoulder pole |