shāndòng

扇动

Word · VerbTraditional扇動

flap; fan; incite; stir up

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to flap; to fan (something resembling a fan)

Refers to the physical action of waving or flapping something fan-like, such as wings or an actual fan.

Niǎo鸟
ér儿
shān扇
dòng动
chì翅
bǎng膀
fēi飞
xiàng向
lán蓝
tiān天
 。

The bird flapped its wings and flew toward the blue sky.

Tā他
bù不
tíng停
de地
shān扇
dòng动
shàn扇
zi子
lái来
jiàng降
wēn温
 。

He kept fanning himself with a fan to cool down.

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Hú蝴
dié蝶
qīng轻
qīng轻
shān扇
dòng动
zhe着
měi美
lì丽
de的
chì翅
bǎng膀
 。

The butterfly gently flapped its beautiful wings.

2.

verb

to incite; to stir up; to agitate; to whip up (emotions or crowds)

formal

Used for provoking people into action, often with negative connotations. Equivalent to 煽动.

Yǒu有
rén人
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
shān扇
dòng动
qún群
zhòng众
nào闹
shì事
 。

Someone is behind the scenes inciting the masses to make trouble.

Bù不
yào要
bèi被
huài坏
rén人
shān扇
dòng动
qǐ起
lái来
zuò做
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
shì事
 。

Don't be incited by bad people to do illegal things.

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Tā他
shì试
tú图
shān扇
dòng动
bù不
mǎn满
qíng情
xù绪
yǐ以
dá达
zhèng政
zhì治
mù目
dì的
 。

He tried to stir up discontent to achieve political goals.