Definition & Meaning

engineer; instigate; stir up; incite; drive

Word usage

cè dòng

策 动

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v.engineer; instigate; stir up; incite; drive
- tā cè dòng le zhè cì pàn luàn
  他策动了这次叛乱。
  He instigated the revolt.
- cè dòng zhàn zhēng
  策动战争
  instigate a war
- tā de suǒ yǒu dà chén dōu zài cè dòng tā de dǎo tái
  她的所有大臣都在策动她的倒台。
  All her ministers were scheming for her downfall.
- tā dé yǐ zài jūn duì jiān yù lǐ cè dòng le yī chǎng huá biàn
  他得以在军队监狱里策动了一场哗变。
  He was able to orchestrate a rebellion from inside an army jail.
synonym
fā dòng发动 dòng yuán动员 cè huà策划 shān dòng煽动 chóu huà筹划 gǔ dòng鼓动

Word usage

Note
"策动" is different from "策划". "策划" means making plans, and its object is things; "策动" means initiating and agitating, and its object can be things or people.

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