WordTaiwan frequency #9,609
挑起
ㄊㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˇ
“to provoke; to stir up; to incite; to cause conflict or trouble deliberately”
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挑
ㄊㄧㄠ
To carry something on a shoulder pole; to choose or select; to pick out; to provoke or incite; to poke or stir up; a type of embroidery stitch; a guitar playing technique.
起
ㄑㄧˇ
To rise, get up, stand up; to start, begin, initiate; to raise, lift; to appear, emerge; to recover, get better; to take out, fetch.
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- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 起來ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to get up; to rise; (verb complement) beginning of an action; upward movement; preliminary impression; completion of an action
- 挑戰ㄊㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˋto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge; to provoke into action or competition
- 引起ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇto cause; to give rise to; to lead to; to arouse
- 在一起ㄗㄞˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇto be together; to be in a relationship; to stay with each other.
- 看起來ㄎㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto look; to appear; to seem; to give the impression that; apparently; seemingly.
- 想起ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇto recall; to think of; to call to mind
- 起訴ㄑㄧˇ ㄙㄨˋto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute; to initiate legal proceedings in court
- 發起ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇto initiate; to launch; to start; to propose; to originate
- 拿起ㄋㄚˊ ㄑㄧˇto pick up; to take hold of; to lift something up
- 挑選ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇto choose; to select; to pick out from a set of options
- 站起來ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to rise to one's feet; to get up from a seated or lying position.