挑拨tiǎo bō
Verbinstigate; incite; foment

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How to Use 挑拨 in Sentences

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Verb + Complementwith
shòu
rén
tiāo
neutral
be incited by someone
Verb + Objectwith关系
tiāo
guān
neutral
stir up trouble in a relationship
Adverb + Verbwith故意
tiāo
neutral
deliberately provoke
Idiomwith离间
tiāo
jiān
formal
sow discord

Example Sentences with 挑拨

huān
tiǎo
bié
rén
chǎo
jià
He likes to stir up arguments between others.
shì
tiǎo
tóng
shì
jiān
de
xìn
rèn
móu
rén
He attempted to incite distrust among colleagues to seek personal gain.
wèi
zǒng
zài
bèi
hòu
tiǎo
men
tuán
duì
de
xié
fēn
wéi
Why do you always instigate discord behind the scenes in our team's harmonious atmosphere?
yào
tīng
xìn
xiē
tiǎo
jiàn
de
huà
Don't listen to those words that sow discord.
zhè
xiē
yáo
yán
xiǎn
rán
shì
wèi
le
tiǎo
liǎng
guó
jiān
de
yǒu
hǎo
guān
These rumors are clearly intended to foment discord between the two countries' friendly relations.
men
jué
huì
bèi
rèn
wài
shì
tiǎo
ér
nèi
fen
liè
We will never be incited by any external forces to split internally.
yǒu
rén
tiǎo
men
zhī
jiān
de
guān
xiǎng
ràng
men
chǎn
shēng
máo
dùn
Someone deliberately provoked their relationship, trying to create conflict between them.
bié
tīng
xìn
xiē
tiǎo
de
huà
zán
men
duō
nián
de
yǒu
hěn
láo
Don't believe those instigating words; our friendship of many years is very solid.