滋事 (zī shì) — to stir up trouble, to create an incident
Definition
滋事 (zī shì) means to deliberately create a disturbance or incident — used in formal and legal language (e.g. 寻衅滋事 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble'). It describes intentional wrongdoing, not casual quarrels.
verb
to stir up troubleto create an incident
Examples
- 滋事，。Tā zài jiǔ bā zī shì, bèi jǐng chá dài zǒu le.He stirred up trouble at the bar and was taken away by the police.
- ，。Zhè ge rén yǐ qián zī guò shì, dà jiā yào xiǎo xīn.This person has stirred up trouble before — everyone should be careful.
- 滋事。Xún xìn zī shì shì yì zhǒng wéi fǎ xíng wéi.Picking quarrels and stirring up trouble is an illegal act.
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