唆使

suōshǐ
verb #22,073

Meanings

  1. 1 to instigate
  2. 2 to incite
  3. 3 to put someone up to something
  4. 4 to egg on

Examples

Tā shì bèi rén suōshǐ cái zuòchū zhè zhǒng shì de.
He was put up to this by someone else.
Jìnzhǐ suōshǐ tārén cānyù wéifǎ huódòng.
It is forbidden to incite others to engage in illegal activities.

Tips

mistakes
唆使 always implies instigating someone else to do something — usually something negative or wrong. It cannot be used for positive encouragement (use 鼓励 gǔlì for that). The subject instigates; the object carries out the act.

Stroke Order

suō
使 shǐ