No. 2,841 in Chinese
惹
"惹" means "to provoke," "to irritate," or "to cause."
In a sentence
不要惹麻烦。
Don't cause trouble.
In this sentence, '惹' means to provoke or incite.
这件事惹得大家都很不开心。
This incident upset everyone.
Here, '惹' conveys 'caused' or 'aroused' in terms of emotional response.
他老是惹我生气。
He always makes me angry.
In this usage, '惹' denotes triggering or inciting someone's anger.
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