挑事 tiǎoshì stir up trouble Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他喜欢在中间挑事,让大家都不开心。 tā xǐhuan zài zhōngjiān tiǎoshì, ràng dàjiā dōu bù kāixīn. He likes to stir up trouble and make everyone unhappy. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary