disturb; unrest; turmoil
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to disturb; to agitate; to upset
Often used for disturbing public order, people's emotions, or social stability. Can carry a formal or serious tone.
Dí敌
jūn军
sāo骚
rǎo扰
biān边
jìng境
，
sāo骚
dòng动
mín民
xīn心
。
The enemy harassed the border and disturbed the people's morale.
Zhè这
xiē些
yáo谣
yán言
huì会
sāo骚
dòng动
shè社
huì会
zhì秩
xù序
。
These rumors will disturb the social order.
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Tā他
qǐ企
tú图
tōng通
guò过
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
sāo骚
dòng动
qún群
zhòng众
qíng情
xù绪
。
He attempted to agitate the crowd's emotions through his speech.
noun
disturbance; unrest; turmoil; commotion
Refers to a state of disorder or agitation. Often used with measure words like 阵 (zhèn) or 场 (chǎng).
Rén人
qún群
zhōng中
tū突
rán然
qǐ起
le了
yī一
zhèn阵
sāo骚
dòng动
。
Suddenly a commotion arose in the crowd.
Huì会
chǎng场
lǐ里
yī一
zhèn阵
sāo骚
dòng动
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zhàn站
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
There was a commotion in the meeting hall, and everyone stood up.
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Zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xī息
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
bù不
xiǎo小
de的
sāo骚
dòng动
。
This news caused quite a stir.
Shēn深
yè夜
de的
jiē街
tóu头
fā发
shēng生
le了
yī一
chǎng场
sāo骚
dòng动
。
A disturbance occurred on the street late at night.