挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 HSK 7-9
- to provoke
- to stir up
- to incite
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挑
- 挑剔 tiāo ti ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄊㄧ tiu1 tik1 picky
- 挑战 挑戰 tiǎo zhàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ tiu1 zin3 to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- 挑选 挑選 tiāo xuǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ tiu1 syun2 to choose
- 挑衅 挑釁 tiǎo xìn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tiu1 jan6 to provoke; provocation
- 单挑 單挑 dān tiǎo ㄉㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˇ daan1 tiu1 to pick
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- 挑刺 tiāo cì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ tiu1 ci3 to carp
- 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ tiu1 dung6 to entice
- 挑唆 tiǎo suō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄛ tiu1 so1 to incite
- 挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 picky about food
- 挑嘴 tiǎo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 to sow discord
- 挑夫 tiāo fū ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄨ tiu1 fu1 porter
- 挑子 tiāo zi ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄗ tiu1 zi2 carrying pole and its load
- 挑弄 tiǎo nòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ tiu1 lung6 to incite
- 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2 to pick and choose
- 挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ tiu1 but6 to incite disharmony
- 挑明 tiǎo míng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tiu1 ming4 to illuminate
- 挑染 tiāo rǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄖㄢˇ tiu1 jim5 highlight (hair)
- 挑灯 挑燈 tiǎo dēng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ tiu1 dang1 to light a lamp
- 挑檐 挑簷 tiǎo yán ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ tiu1 jim4 eaves
- 挑花 tiǎo huā ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ tiu1 faa1 cross-stitch (embroidery)
起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
Idioms with these characters
- 目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ muk6 tiu1 sam1 ziu1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
- 挑拨离间 挑撥離間 tiǎo bō lí jiàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
- 挑拨是非 挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ tiu1 but6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
Example sentences
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他 挑起 争议性 爭議性 高 的话 的話 题 題 ， 制造 製造 纷争 紛爭 。
He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
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