骚动 (sāo dòng) — to become restless or agitated; to cause a disturbance
Definition
Used for a group (crowd, audience, society) that stirs into unrest or agitation. Stronger than 激动 (emotional excitement) and wider in scale than 打扰 (disturbing a person).
verb
to become restless or agitatedto cause a disturbance
Examples
- 骚动，。Rén qún tū rán sāo dòng qǐ lái, dà jiā dōu bù zhī dào fā shēng le shén me shì.The crowd suddenly became restless, and nobody knew what had happened.
- 骚动。Tā de jiǎng huà zài tīng zhòng zhōng yǐn qǐ le sāo dòng.His speech stirred up a disturbance among the audience.
- 骚动。Cháng shí jiān de jīng jì bù jǐng qì ràng zhěng gè shè huì sāo dòng bù ān.The prolonged economic downturn made the entire society restless and uneasy.
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