Chinese word dictionary

撩骚

liáo sāo · to flirt

Practice word

Word information

Simplified撩骚

Traditional撩騷

Pinyinliáo sāo

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

撩liāo

to lift, to raise; to provoke, to tease; to push aside clothing

骚sāo

to annoy, to bother; to disturb, to harrass

How to learn 撩骚

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

牢骚láosāo

discontent; complaint; to complain

骚乱sāoluàn

disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance

骚扰sāorǎo

to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass

撩人liáo rén

to attract; to titillate

撩起liāo qǐ

to raise; to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)

撩开liāo kai

to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside