Chinese Word: 撩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

撩Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:尞 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 嘹潦燎镣憭

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Pinyin: liāo

English Definition:to lift up (sth hanging down); to raise (hem of skirt); to pull up (sleeve); to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)

Chinese Definition:
①掀起：撩起衣襟。撩起头发。
②用手舀着洒水：先撩水后扫地。

Example Words:

撩开	liāo kai	to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside
撩起	liāo qǐ	to raise; to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)
混天撩日	hùn tiān liāo rì	muddled; confused (idiom)

Pinyin: liáo

English Definition:to tease; to provoke; to stir up (emotions)

Chinese Definition:
①挑弄，引逗：撩拨。撩乱(纷乱，如“眼花撩撩”。亦作“缭乱”)。春色撩人。

Example Words:

1		xiān 先 liāo 撩 xiē 些 shuǐ 水 zài 再 sǎo dì 扫地。 Sprinkle some water on the floor before sweeping it.
2		yòng 用 yī zhǐ 一只 shǒu bà 手把 tā 她 de 的 cháng fà 长发 liáo 撩 dào 到 bó zi 脖子 hòu miàn 后面。 Lift her hair off her neck with one hand.
3		wèi shén me 为什么 huì 会 yǒu rén 有人 bèi 被 xié zi 鞋子 liāo 撩 dé 得 xìng zhì 性致 gāo áng 高昂 ne 呢？ Why would anyone be sexually excited by shoes?
4		tā 他 liāo qǐ 撩起 wǒ 我 ěr duo 耳朵 hòu 后 tóu fa 头发， liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 wēi wēi 微微 yī xiào 一笑。 He tucked my hair behind my ear and gave me a half smile.
5		zài 在 běi jīng 北京， tā 它 hěn kuài 很快 jiù 就 zhuǎn huà 转化 chéng 成 de 的 liāo qǐ 撩起 yī shān 衣衫 de 的 jià shi 架势。 In Beijing, it soon morphed into the rolled-up-shirt look.

1		xiān 先 liāo 撩 xiē 些 shuǐ 水 zài 再 sǎo dì 扫地。 Sprinkle some water on the floor before sweeping it.
2		yòng 用 yī zhǐ 一只 shǒu bà 手把 tā 她 de 的 cháng fà 长发 liáo 撩 dào 到 bó zi 脖子 hòu miàn 后面。 Lift her hair off her neck with one hand.
3		wèi shén me 为什么 huì 会 yǒu rén 有人 bèi 被 xié zi 鞋子 liāo 撩 dé 得 xìng zhì 性致 gāo áng 高昂 ne 呢？ Why would anyone be sexually excited by shoes?
4		tā 他 liāo qǐ 撩起 wǒ 我 ěr duo 耳朵 hòu 后 tóu fa 头发， liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 wēi wēi 微微 yī xiào 一笑。 He tucked my hair behind my ear and gave me a half smile.
5		zài 在 běi jīng 北京， tā 它 hěn kuài 很快 jiù 就 zhuǎn huà 转化 chéng 成 de 的 liāo qǐ 撩起 yī shān 衣衫 de 的 jià shi 架势。 In Beijing, it soon morphed into the rolled-up-shirt look.