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挑起

tiǎo qǐ

2-character word

What 挑起 means

1. to provoke
2. to stir up
3. to incite

The characters in 挑起

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

Example sentences

• 他挑起争议性高的话题，制造纷争。
  Tā tiǎoqǐ zhēngyìxìng gāo de huàtí, zhìzào fēnzhēng.
  He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.

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