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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 挑拨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
挑拨 tiǎo bō - to incite disharmony
- to instigate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 26,354 28,093 24,105

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tiāo- to carry on a shoulder pole
- to choose
- to pick
- to nitpick
tiǎo- to raise
- to dig up
- to poke
- to prick
- to incite
- to stir up
- to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
- to dial
- to allocate
- to set aside (money)
- to poke (the fire)
- to pluck (a string instrument)
- to turn round
- classifier: group, batch

Other Words Containing 挑拨

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
挑拨 6 - 26,354 28,093 24,105
挑拨离间 - - 30,291 44,883 27,334