挑起

tiǎoqǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #6,566

Meanings

1 to provoke
2 to stir up
3 to incite

Characters

to provoke; to incite

Examples

他故意挑起两人之间的矛盾。

Tā gùyì tiǎoqǐ liǎng rén zhījiān de máodùn.

He deliberately stirred up conflict between the two people.

不要挑起不必要的争论。

Bùyào tiǎoqǐ bùbìyào de zhēnglùn.

Do not provoke unnecessary arguments.

Tips

usage

挑起 always implies a negative action — stirring up trouble, conflict, or war. Common collocations: 挑起战争, 挑起矛盾, 挑起争端.

Stroke Order

挑 tiāo

起 qǐ