惹 (rě) — to provoke, to irritate, to anger; to cause, to stir up (trouble, problems)
Definition
惹 means to provoke or stir up (trouble, anger) — typically used when someone OFFENDS others or CAUSES unwanted reactions (e.g. 惹麻烦). Unlike 挑衅, it is not deliberate hostile taunting; it can be unintentional.
verb
to provoketo irritateto angerto causeto stir up (trouble, problems)
Easily confused
Examples
- 惹。Bié rě mā ma shēng qì.Don't make mom angry.
- 。Tā zǒng ài rě má fan.He always likes to cause trouble.
- 惹。Nǐ zhè yàng shuō huì rě rén bù gāo xìng de.Saying that will make people unhappy.
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