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激将

/ jījiàng /

Strokes

Definition

to spur sb into action by making negative remarks

Example

As a Verb

goad/prod sb into action (as by ridicule, irony, sarcasm, etc)

1

Qǐng

请

jiāng

将

bùrú

不如

jījiàng

激将

。

It's better to prod a person into action than to implore him. / Goading may work where imploring fails.