煽动

shān dòng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to incite
2. to instigate

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 鼓动 gǔ dòng 鼓动 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite 中性，鼓动别人做某事: to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite

Related words

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• 挑动 tiǎo dòng 挑动 tiǎo dòng to entice 挑起事端或情绪: to entice

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in phrases like 煽动群众 (incite the masses) and 煽动情绪 (stir up emotions).

Common mistakes

煽动 usually has a negative connotation of inciting trouble; do not use for positive encouragement.

Example Sentences

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他因 煽动 暴乱而被逮捕。

He was arrested for inciting a riot.

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Words Containing 煽动

• 反革命宣传煽动罪 反革命宣传煽动罪 fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì: the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
• 煽动性 煽动性 shān dòng xìng: provocative
• 煽动颠覆国家政权 煽动颠覆国家政权 shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zhèng quán: incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)
• 煽动颠覆国家罪 煽动颠覆国家罪 shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zuì: crime of conspiring to overthrow the state

Child Words of 煽动

• 动 动 dòng: (of sth) to move
• 煽 煽 shān: to fan into a flame