Definition
骚动 can mean both 'to become restless' (verb) and 'a disturbance' (noun). It is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe a crowd or society becoming agitated or tumultuous. Although the POS here is marked as verb, the noun form (as in 一场骚动) is very common in real usage.
v.
to become restless or agitatedto cause a disturbance
Examples
- 骚动，。Rénqún tūrán sāo dòng qǐlái, dàjiā dōu bù zhīdào fāshēng le shénme shì.The crowd suddenly became restless, and nobody knew what had happened.
- 骚动。Tā de jiǎnghuà zài tīngzhòng zhōng yǐnqǐ le sāo dòng.His speech stirred up a disturbance among the audience.
- 骚动。Cháng shíjiān de jīngjì bù jǐngqì ràng zhěnggè shèhuì sāo dòng bù'ān.The prolonged economic downturn made the entire society restless and uneasy.
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