调唆

調唆
tiáosuō
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to stir up trouble
  3. 3 to instigate
  4. 4 to incite

Examples

HSK 3
Shì shéi tiáosuō nǐ lái gēn wǒ chǎojià de?
Who put you up to picking a fight with me?
HSK 7-9
Bié tīng tā tiáosuō, nà shì tiǎobō-líjiàn.
Don't listen to his stirring; he's just sowing discord.

Tips

usage
Strongly negative - implies the speaker thinks a third party is being manipulated into conflict. Compare 挑唆 (same meaning, more common today) and 怂恿 ('to egg on,' which can be neutral or negative).

Stroke Order

tiáo
suō