挑
衅

To provoke in Chinese: 挑衅 (tiǎo xìn)

tiǎo xìn

to provoke

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 挑釁1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to provoke
  2. 2provocation

Stroke order

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挑
衅

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄠˇ

tiǎo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣˋ

xìn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

挑衅

Simplified

挑釁

Traditional

Example sentences

See 挑衅 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他故意用眼神挑衅对方。

    tā gù yì yòng yǎn shén tiǎo xìn duì fāng。

    He deliberately provoked the other person with his stare.

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挑起

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挑剔

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picky

条款

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条例

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条约

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跳动

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跳伞

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to parachute

跳跃

tiào yuè

to jump

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