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滋事

zī shì

2-character word

What 滋事 means

1. to cause trouble
2. to provoke a dispute

The characters in 滋事

• 滋zīto grow; to nourish; to increase
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！
  Yánjìn màiyín piáochāng, dǔbó, xīdú, xùjiǔzīshì děng wéifǎ fànzuì huódòng!
  Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Words containing 滋事

• 寻衅滋事罪xún xìn zī shì zuìdisorderly behavior (PRC law)
• 酗酒滋事xù jiǔ zī shìdrunken fighting; to get drunk and quarrel

Sounds the same

Read zī shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 姿势posture; position
• 姿式variant of 姿势