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

HSK 4

不要挑起不必要的争论。

Bùyào tiǎoqǐ bùbìyào de zhēnglùn.

Do not provoke unnecessary arguments.

HSK 5

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.

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