惹火

rěhuǒ

verb #7,079

Meanings

1 to provoke; to anger
2 to inflame
3 provocative; hot

Characters

to provoke; to stir up

Examples

HSK 1

你别惹火他了。

Nǐ bié rěhuǒ tā le.

Don't provoke him.

HSK 6

惹火上身可不好。

Rěhuǒ shàngshēn kě bù hǎo.

Getting yourself into trouble by provoking others is no good.

Tips

usage

惹火上身 is a common idiom meaning 'to bring trouble upon oneself' - literally 'to attract fire onto your own body.'

memory

惹 (to provoke) + 火 (fire) - provoking someone is like playing with fire, you will get burned.

Stroke Order

惹 rě

火 huǒ