兴风作浪 (xīng) — (chengyu) to deliberately stir up trouble; to make waves; to create disturbances
Definition
A chengyu meaning to deliberately stir up trouble or create disturbances, usually by someone with bad intent. The verb 作 has no object here — it works with 兴 to paint a vivid image of 'raising wind and waves.'
idiom
(chengyu) to deliberately stir up troubleto make wavesto create disturbances
Examples
- 兴风作浪，。Tā zǒng shì zài tuán duì lǐ xīng, ràng dà jiā wú fǎ zhuān xīn gōng zuò.He is always stirring up trouble in the team, making it impossible for everyone to focus on work.
- 兴风作浪，。Zhè xiē fǎn duì pài qǐ tú zài xuǎn jǔ qī jiān xīng, pò huài shè huì zhì xù.These opposition figures try to make waves during elections and disrupt social order.
- 兴风作浪。Rèn hé shì tú zài shè qū lǐ xīng de rén dōu huì shòu dào qiǎn zé.Anyone who attempts to stir up trouble in the community will be condemned.
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