挑起 tiǎoqǐtiāoqǐ HSK7 provoke Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: provoke All meanings 4 tiǎoqǐ 2 provoke 2tiāoqǐ 2 carry with a pole 1take on 1 2 sentences for 挑起 (tiǎoqǐ — provoke) 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