挑事

wǒ shuō guo wǒ gēn běn bù xiǎng tiǎo shì

我说过我根本不想挑事。

I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.

wǒ men bìng bù xiǎng dǎ jià huò zhě tiǎo shì

我们并不想打架或者挑事。

We're not going to fight or initiate anything.