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扇动
shāndòng
Description
"扇动"的意思是用话或行动去鼓动别人，让人做某件事，常常带有不好的意思。
"扇动" means to incite others by words or actions to do something, often with a negative connotation.
这个词也可以指鸟或虫子上下扇动翅膀。
This word can also refer to birds or insects flapping their wings up and down.
Meanings
扇动shāndòng
to incite, stir up, or instigate others
他扇动大家一起罢工。
He stirred everyone up to strike together.
扇动shāndòng
to flap or fan (wings, etc.)
蝴蝶轻轻扇动翅膀。
The butterfly gently flaps its wings.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
扇 (to fan) + 动 (to move); literally 'to fan into motion'.
- Nuance
the 'incite' sense is negative; 煽动 is a common interchangeable variant.
In videos
“旁边的翅膀也在扇动”
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