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激將

to spur sb into action by making negative remarks

Characters and words in 激將

= ji + Ø1
to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent
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jiāng = ji + ang1
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
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jiàng = ji + ang4
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead
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qiāng = qi + ang1
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jiàng = ji + ang4
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
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Words with 激將

indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

Sentences with 激將

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