poke; nudge; egg on
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to poke; to nudge; to touch
informalRefers to physical prodding or touching, often done lightly or repeatedly.
Nǐ你
bié别
lǎo老
shì是
tǒng捅
gu咕
wǒ我
，
yǎng痒
sǐ死
le了
。
Stop poking me all the time; it tickles like crazy.
Tā他
tǒng捅
gu咕
le了
yī一
xià下
nà那
ge个
hé盒
zi子
，
kàn看
kan看
lǐ里
miàn面
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
dōng东
xi西
。
He poked the box to see if there was anything inside.
verb
to egg on; to instigate; to encourage from the sidelines
informalOften implies pushing someone to do something they might not otherwise do, sometimes with mischievous or negative intent.
Dōu都
shì是
tā他
tǒng捅
gu咕
wǒ我
qù去
mǎi买
de的
，
jié结
guǒ果
gēn根
běn本
bù不
hǎo好
yòng用
。
He egged me on to buy it, and it turned out to be completely useless.
Tā他
men们
tǒng捅
gu咕
tā他
cí辞
zhí职
，
zì自
jǐ己
què却
bù不
biǎo表
tài态
。
They egged him on to resign, but refused to take a stand themselves.
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Nǐ你
bié别
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
tǒng捅
gu咕
rén人
gàn干
huài坏
shì事
。
Don't instigate people to do bad things behind their backs.