挑起 tiǎoqǐtiāoqǐ HSK7 provoke Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (3) All meanings 4 tiǎoqǐ 2 provoke 2tiāoqǐ 2 carry with a pole 1take on 1 4 sentences 我们昨晚挑起了事端。 wǒmen zuówǎn tiǎoqǐ le shìduān. We started something last night. Source: OpenSubtitles他故意挑起双方的矛盾。 tā gùyì tiǎoqǐ shuāngfāng de máodùn. He deliberately provoked conflict between the two sides. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他挑起担子去市场卖菜。 tā tiāoqǐ dànzi qù shìchǎng mài cài. He shouldered his load and went to the market to sell vegetables. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary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