惹祸

惹祸 rěhuò

To stir up trouble; to invite disaster^†

惹祸 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體惹禍 rehuo

What 惹祸 means

To stir up trouble^†
to invite disaster^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 惹祸, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

惹祸 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

惹

rě

Annoy (provoke - cause trouble)

祸

huò

Disaster (misfortune - calamity)

How to write 惹祸

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惹祸 in a sentence

这孩子在外面又惹祸了。

Zhè háizi zài wàimiàn yòu rěhuò le.

This child has got into trouble outside again.

多嘴容易惹祸。

Duōzuǐ róngyì rěhuò.

Talking too much easily brings trouble.

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Questions about 惹祸

What does 惹祸 mean in English?

惹祸 is pronounced rěhuò and means To stir up trouble, to invite disaster †.

How do you pronounce 惹祸?

惹祸 is rěhuò in pinyin — written rehuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 惹祸?

惹祸 is written with 2 characters: 惹 (rě) Annoy (provoke - cause trouble), 祸 (huò) Disaster (misfortune - calamity). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 惹祸 written in traditional Chinese?

惹禍. The simplified form 惹祸 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 惹禍 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced rěhuò.

Is 惹祸 an HSK word?

Yes — 惹祸 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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