urge; egg on; incite
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to urge; to egg on; to incite; to goad
informalUsed in informal spoken contexts, often with a negative connotation implying the speaker is encouraging someone else to take risks, cause trouble, or do something the speaker themselves does not want to do. Common in northern dialects.
Nǐ你
bié别
cuān撺
nong弄
tā他
hē喝
jiǔ酒
le了
，
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
hē喝
duō多
le了
。
Stop egging him on to drink; he's already had too much.
Tā他
běn本
lái来
bù不
xiǎng想
cān参
jiā加
，
bèi被
dà大
jiā家
cuān撺
nong弄
cuān撽
nong弄
jiù就
tóng同
yì意
le了
。
He didn't want to participate at first, but after everyone egged him on, he agreed.
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Wǒ我
zuì最
tǎo讨
yàn厌
bié别
rén人
cuān撽
nong弄
wǒ我
qù去
zuò做
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
。
I hate it when people try to goad me into doing this kind of thing.
Jǐ几
gè个
huài坏
hái孩
zi子
cuān撽
nong弄
tā他
qù去
tōu偷
shuǐ水
guǒ果
。
A few bad kids egged him on to steal fruit.