Definition
撩 (liāo) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'to tease' or 'to provoke', but it rarely appears alone — you'll see it in compounds like 撩拨 (liāo bō, to tease), 撩人 (liāo rén, provocative), and 撩起 (liāo qǐ, to lift up). Note that this character is also pronounced liáo in some of these compounds in standard dictionaries, but this entry uses liāo. As a b.f., it links to another character to form a word.
b.f.
(bound form) to teaseto provoke
Examples
- ,。Tā xǐhuān liāo bō tā, gēn tā kāi wánxiào.He likes to tease her and joke with her.
- 撩。Tā xǐhuān liāodòu xiǎoháizi.He likes to tease children.
- ,。Tā zǒng ài liāobō tóngzhuō, rě de duìfāng shēngqì.He always likes to tease his deskmate, making the other person angry.
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