Definition
煽 has two main uses. One is the physical act of fanning, as in fanning a fire to make it burn stronger (e.g., 煽火). The other is metaphorical: to incite or instigate, often appearing in the compound 煽动 (to incite). There is also a colloquial meaning 'to chat idly' (shoot the breeze), which is informal and sometimes considered slang; it likely derives from the image of 'fanning' talk.
v.
to fan (a fire)to stir up(figurative) to inciteto instigateto agitate(colloquial) to chat idlyto shoot the breeze
Examples
- 煽，。Tā shān le jǐ xià huǒ, huǒ jiù wàng le.He fanned the fire a few times and it blazed up.
- 。Yǒu rén gùyì shān dòng qúnzhòng nào shì.Someone deliberately incited the crowd to make trouble.
- 煽，。Tāmen liǎ zài nàbiān shān ne, bié dǎrǎo tāmen.Those two are chatting over there—don't disturb them.
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