"to arouse sympathy" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
煽情 shān qíng to stir up emotion / to arouse sympathy / moving
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse syn
同情 tóng qíng to sympathize with / sympathy syn
发动 發動 fā dòng to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse syn
打动 打動 dǎ dòng to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching syn
激发 激發 jī fā to arouse / to stimulate / (physics) to excite syn
激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up syn
人道 rén dào human sympathy / humanitarianism / humane / the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) / sexual intercourse syn
假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere / phony syn
慰问 慰問 wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc syn
触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng scene which recalls past memories (idiom) / evocative of the past / reminiscent / to arouse deep feelings syn
漏电 漏電 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] syn
挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng to entice / to arouse / to provoke syn
结怨 結怨 jié yuàn to arouse dislike / to incur hatred
惹起 rě qǐ provoke, incite / stir up / arouse (attention)
gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn
to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent syn
兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress syn
安富恤穷 安富恤窮 ān fù xù qióng to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫 安富恤貧 ān fù xù pín to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙歎 zhī fén huì tàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
怀璧其罪 懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) / to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
瓜田不纳履 瓜田不納履 guā tián bù nà lǚ lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued
一掬同情之泪 一掬同情之淚 yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
情有独锺 情有獨鍾 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)
讨拍 討拍 tǎo pāi (Tw) (coll.) to seek sympathy
招怨 zhāo yuàn to arouse animosity
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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