挑起 tiǎoqǐtiāoqǐ HSK7 provoke Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: take on All meanings 4 tiǎoqǐ 2 provoke 2tiāoqǐ 2 carry with a pole 1take on 1 1 sentence for 挑起 (tiāoqǐ — take on) 他一个人挑起了家庭的重担。 tā yī gè rén tiāoqǐ le jiātíng de zhòngdàn. He shouldered the heavy burden of the family all by himself. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary