离间

Traditional (Taiwan): 離間

líjiàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

    • to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 挑拨 tiǎobō
    • 挑拨离间 to sow discord
    • 受人挑拨 to be incited by someone
  • 调唆 tiáosuō
    • 极力调唆 to instigate with all one's might
    • 不听坏人调唆 to not listen to bad people's instigation

Antonyms 反义词

  • 调和 tiáohé
    • 调和关系 to mediate a relationship

Telling them apart

离间 focuses on the result of creating a rift between people and is more written in style. 挑拨 focuses on the means, stirring up trouble by gossip and tale-bearing so as to cause disputes.

Other words read líjiàn

lijian with other tones

  • 利剑 lìjiàn sharp sword
  • 力荐 lìjiàn strongly recommend
  • 犁靬 líjiān Han dynasty name for countries in far West

Near homophones of lijian

  • 漓江 líjiāng River Li, Guangxi

Words with 离间

Ending with 离间

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