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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

惹 [rě]
  1. 1. verb [引起] stir up
    他在单位老惹麻烦。
    He's always stirring up trouble at work.
  2. 2. verb [触动] provoke
    她爱生气，你不要惹她。
    She's got a quick temper – don't provoke her.
  3. 3. verb [招] make
    他的话常常惹人发笑。
    He often makes people laugh when he talks.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

惹 [rě]
  1. 1. verb invite or ask for (something undesirable)
    惹麻烦
    ask for trouble; invite trouble
    不要把他惹翻了。
    Don't touch off his temper.
    我可惹不起这个麻烦。
  2. 2. verb offend; provoke; tease
    我惹不起他。
    I cannot afford to offend him.
    我可没惹他呀!
    I said nothing to provoke him. or I did nothing to provoke him.
    惹不起还躲不起吗？
    我没惹你，你可别冲我发火。
  3. 3. verb attract; cause
    惹人注意
    attract attention
    惹人讨厌
    make a nuisance of oneself
    他的话把大家惹得哈哈大笑。
    His words set everybody roaring with laughter.
    为了惹人注意，她把手中的牌子举得高高的。
    他这句话把大家都给惹怒了。
    谁这么惹人讨厌，把垃圾扔在楼门口。
    老虎被惹怒了，开始大吼起来。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

惹 [rě]
  1. 1. 动 招引;挑逗
    惹麻烦
    惹火烧身
    惹祸
    招惹。
  2. 2. 动 触犯
    一句话把他惹翻了
    惹不起。
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Examples

惹麻烦
ask for trouble; invite trouble → 惹
我惹不起他。
I cannot afford to offend him. → 惹
他的话把大家惹得哈哈大笑。
His words set everybody roaring with laughter. → 惹
这都是我惹的祸。
It was I who started all the trouble. → 惹祸
这话惹得他勃然大怒。 → 勃然
他不懂得察言观色，常常惹老板生气。 → 察言观色
她这人很泼，你还是少惹她为妙。 → 泼
我可惹不起这个麻烦。 → 惹
惹不起还躲不起吗？ → 惹
他一来就惹了不少是非。 → 是非
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Character Decomposition

若
[ruò]		 + 心
[xīn]

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