挑拨
Old HSK 6
挑拨 (tiǎobō) · to stir up trouble
挑拨 (tiǎobō) means “to stir up trouble; to sow discord”. It is written with 2 characters: 挑 (to choose) + 拨 (to dial). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挑拨 is built
The characters
挑 tiāo · to choose
What 挑 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 兆zhào — omen
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 儿ér — child
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 兆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
拨 bō · to dial
What 拨 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 发fā — to issue
- 又yòu — and
Example sentences
别听他挑拨，我们是好朋友。Bié tīng tā tiǎobō, wǒmen shì hǎopéngyǒu.Don't let him stir things up; we're good friends.
有人想挑拨他们之间的关系。Yǒurén xiǎng tiǎobō tāmen zhījiān de guānxi.Someone is trying to sow discord between them.
Questions about 挑拨
What does 挑拨 mean?
挑拨 (tiǎobō) means “to stir up trouble; to sow discord”.
How do you pronounce 挑拨?
挑拨 is pronounced tiǎobō.
Which HSK level is 挑拨?
挑拨 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 挑拨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 180: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.