招惹 (zhāo rě) — to provoke, to bring upon oneself (something bad, e.g. trouble, anger); (colloquial) to tease, to flirt with (a person, often romantically)
Definition
招惹 means to provoke or invite trouble onto yourself (often trouble, anger, or a fierce animal) — the first sense in every example. It can also mean to tease or flirt with someone, usually with a negative tone.
verb
to provoketo bring upon oneself (something bad, e.g. trouble, anger)(colloquial) to teaseto flirt with (a person, often romantically)
Examples
- 招惹，。Bié zhāo rě má fan, zhè lǐ yǐ jīng hěn luàn le.Don't provoke trouble — it's already chaotic here.
- 招惹，。Tā zǒng ài zhāo rě nǚ shēng, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.He always teases girls, and nobody likes him.
- ，招惹。Nà zhī gǒu hěn xiōng, qiān wàn bié qù zhāo rě tā.That dog is very fierce — don't go provoking it.
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