Definition & Meaning

egg somebody on; instigate; abet

Word usage

sǒng yǒng

怂 恿

Level:

ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
Show pinyinHide pinyin

v.egg somebody on; instigate; abet
- sǒng yǒng mǒu rén jìn xíng zhèng zhì mào xiǎn
  怂恿某人进行政治冒险
  incite somebody to take political risks
- sǒng yǒng mǒu rén fǎn duì mǒu shì
  怂恿某人反对某事
  incite somebody against something
- bié de hái zi sǒng yǒng tā qù dǎ jià
  别的孩子怂恿他去打架。
  The other boys egged him on to fight.
- nà jiàn shì yī dìng shì yī xiē dà hái zi sǒng yǒng tā gàn de
  那件事一定是一些大孩子怂恿他干的。
  Some of the older boys must have put him up to it.
- tā xíng piàn shì shòu qī zi de sǒng yǒng
  他行骗是受妻子的怂恿。
  He was abetted in the deception by his wife.
synonym
shān dòng煽动 jiào suō教唆 suō shǐ唆使 tiǎo suō挑唆 shān huò煽惑
antonym
quàn zǔ劝阻 quàn zhǐ劝止

Word usage

Note
"怂恿" is different from "纵容". "纵容" emphasizes indulgence and appeasement of other people's bad behavior; "怂恿" emphasizes encouraging others to do something.

Hot words today