扇动 (shān) — to fan, to flap (wings, etc.); to incite, to instigate (a strike, unrest, etc.)
Definition
扇动 (shān) covers two distinct senses: physically flapping (wings, a fan) and figuratively inciting unrest or a strike — the latter is the more advanced usage tested at HSK 7.
verb
to fanto flap (wings, etc.)to inciteto instigate (a strike, unrest, etc.)
Examples
- 扇动，。Tā yòng shàn zi shān le jǐ xià, gǎn jué liáng kuai duō le.He fanned himself a few times with a fan and felt much cooler.
- 扇动，。Hú dié shān zhe chì bǎng, zài huā cóng zhōng fēi wǔ.The butterfly flapped its wings, flying among the flowers.
- 扇动，。Yǒu rén shì tú shān gōng rén bà gōng, dàn bèi lǐng dǎo zhì zhǐ le.Someone tried to incite the workers to strike, but was stopped by the leaders.
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