挑起 tiǎo qǐ

to provoke; to stir up; to incite

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 6565th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
挑 tiǎo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start