to stir up trouble; to create a disturbance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stir up trouble; to incite a commotion; to gang up and jeer
dialectA northern Chinese dialect term (e.g., Beijing). Often describes a group of people joining in to boo, heckle, or create a chaotic scene, making it difficult for someone to proceed with something.
Tā他
zài在
tái台
shàng上
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
，
dǐ底
xia下
yǒu有
rén人
kāi开
shǐ始
jià架
yāng秧
zi子
。
He was giving a speech on stage when some people in the audience started heckling and causing trouble.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
xiā瞎
zhǐ指
huī挥
，
tā他
men们
jiù就
shì是
cún存
xīn心
jià架
yāng秧
zi子
。
Don't listen to his nonsense; they're deliberately trying to stir up trouble.
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Jǐ几
ge个
xiǎo小
hùn混
hun混
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
jià架
yāng秧
zi子
，
yǐn引
lái来
yī一
qún群
rén人
wéi围
guān观
。
A few troublemakers were creating a disturbance on the street, attracting a crowd of onlookers.