# 挑拨 (tiǎobō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 挑拨 (tiǎobō) means “to incite discord”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to incite discord
- Pinyin: tiǎobō (tiao3 bo1)
- Traditional: 挑撥
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 不要在背后挑拨他们的关系。
  Búyào zài bèihòu tiǎobō tāmen de guānxì.
  Don't incite discord between them from behind the scenes.

## Characters

- [挑](https://hanziro.com/word/tiao-choose/) (tiāo): to choose; to pick
- [拨](https://hanziro.com/word/bo-dial/) (bō): to dial; to allocate

https://hanziro.com/word/tiao-bo-incite-discord/

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