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7-9

to incite

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shan1dong4 shāndòng

Meaning


Primary

to incite

Alternatives

incite, incites, incited, inciting

Mnemonic


煽动 To incite is to figuratively 煽 fan a fire by doing something that causes everyone to start 动 to move in anger and agitation.

Usage


不要 被 人 煽动。

Don’t be incited by others.

他 试图 煽动 群众。

He tried to incite the crowd.

煽动 暴力 是 不合法 的。

Inciting violence is illegal.