Meaning
to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “re” becomes a different word in each tone. 惹 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble; to invite disaster
- 惹人rě rénto provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention)
- 惹事rě shìto cause trouble
- 惹起rě qǐprovoke, incite; stir up; arouse (attention)
- 好惹hǎo rěaccommodating; easy to push around
Example Sentence
那只狗很凶，你别去惹它。Nà zhī gǒu hěn xiōng, nǐ bié qù rě tā.That dog is fierce; do not provoke it.
那Nàthat只zhīonly狗gǒudog很hěnvery凶xiōngterrible，你nǐyou别biéto leave去qùto go惹rěto provoke它tāit。