挑拨 (tiǎo bō): to incite disharmony; to instigate

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to incite disharmony; to instigate
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to incite disharmony
to instigate

Chinese explanation

故意在人与人之间搬弄是非，说一些话让别人产生矛盾或争吵。通常指不怀好意地制造不和，使原本关系好的人互相猜疑、对立。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

to carry on a shoulder pole

HSK 7

to push aside with the hand

Example sentences

He was jealous of the good relationship between his older brother and sister, so he deliberately incited disharmony between them, saying that the sister had secretly taken the brother's money.

Our neighbor Aunt Zhang always likes to incite discord between me and my husband; yesterday she told me again that my husband has another woman outside.

The manager discovered that Xiao Li was sowing discord among colleagues, causing a tense team atmosphere, so he decided to transfer him out of the department.

That politician, in order to win the election, continuously incited conflicts between different ethnic groups, which eventually led to violent clashes.

She likes to stir up trouble among friends, so no one is willing to share secrets with her.

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