激將法 jī jiàng fǎ

to provoke someone to act by teasing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)

Characters

Character Meaning
激 jī HSK 4
to excite; to stimulate; to arouse
將 jiàng
will; shall
法 fǎ HSK 3
law; method; way