instigate; incite; direct
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to instigate; to incite; to direct someone to do something
Often implies giving secret orders or manipulating others to act, typically with negative connotations of behind-the-scenes manipulation.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
mù幕
hòu后
yǒu有
rén人
zhǐ指
shǐ使
。
There was someone behind the scenes directing this matter.
Yǒu有
rén人
zhǐ指
shǐ使
tā他
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
de的
。
Someone instigated him to do it this way.
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Shì是
shuí谁
zhǐ指
shǐ使
nǐ你
shuō说
zhè这
xiē些
de的
？
Who put you up to saying these things?
Tā他
bèi被
kòng指
gào控
zhǐ指
shǐ使
tā他
rén人
fàn犯
zuì罪
。
He was charged with inciting others to commit crimes.