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怂恿 (sǒng yǒng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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怂恿

怂恿 (sǒng yǒng): Encourage /egg on (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

Character Breakdown

怂恿 consists of 2 characters.

to instigate; to incite

to incite, to instigate

Word Info

Pinyinsǒng yǒng

Meaningencourage /egg on

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Word怂恿

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3.

How to Use 怂恿 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 怂恿 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith受到

shòu受

dào到

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

neutral

be incited

Verb + Object

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

bié别

rén人

neutral

incite others

Adverb + Verbwith恶意

è恶

yì意

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

4.

Example Sentences with 怂恿

tā他

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

wǒ我

qù去

wán玩

。

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

fàn犯

zuì罪

formalWritten

incite to commit a crime

formal

maliciously incite

He encouraged me to go play.

tā他

zǒng总

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

wǒ我

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

jí极

xiàn限

，

shuō说

zhè这

yàng样

cái才

néng能

tū突

pò破

zì自

wǒ我

。

He always eggs me on to challenge my limits, saying that's the only way to break through.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

jìng竟

gōng公

rán然

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

tuán团

duì队

cǎi采

qǔ取

jī激

jìn进

de的

cè策

lüè略

。

At the meeting, he openly encouraged the team to adopt a radical strategy.

péng朋

yǒu友

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

wǒ我

cháng尝

shì试

xīn新

shí食

wù物

。

My friend encouraged me to try new food.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

yào要

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

tā他

zuò做

chū出

rú如

cǐ此

mào冒

xiǎn险

de的

jué决

dìng定

ne呢

？

Why did you encourage him to make such a risky decision?

wǒ我

jué绝

bú不

huì会

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

rèn任

hé何

rén人

qù去

zuò做

wéi违

fǎ法

luàn乱

jì纪

de的

shì事

qíng情

。

I would never encourage anyone to do anything illegal or against the rules.

zài在

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

xià下

，

wǒ我

bào报

míng名

cān参

jiā加

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

。

Encouraged by my friends, I signed up for the competition.

jìn尽

guǎn管

péng朋

yǒu友

yí一

zài再

sǒng怂

yǒng恿

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yuán原

zé则

，

bú不

wèi为

suǒ所

dòng动

。

Despite his friend's repeated encouragement, he still stuck to his principles and remained unmoved.