instigate; egg on; urge
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to instigate; to egg on; to urge sb to do sth
Often implies encouraging someone to do something they are hesitant about, sometimes with a slight negative connotation of pushing them toward unwise actions.
Tā他
sǒng怂
yǒng恿
wǒ我
qù去
cháng尝
shì试
nà那
jiā家
xīn新
cān餐
tīng厅
。
He urged me to try that new restaurant.
Bú不
yào要
sǒng怂
yǒng恿
tā他
zuò做
wēi危
xiǎn险
de的
shì事
。
Don't egg him on to do dangerous things.
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Zài在
péng朋
you友
de的
sǒng怂
yǒng恿
xià下
，
tā他
cān参
jiā加
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
。
Urged on by his friends, he entered the competition.