provoke; defiance (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
挑釁
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他向对手挑衅，想要引发冲突。 Tā xiàng duìshǒu tiǎoxìn, xiǎngyào yǐnfā chōngtú. - He provoked his opponent, trying to provoke a conflict.
他的言行常常带有挑衅的意味。 Tā de yánxíng chángcháng dài yǒu tiǎoxìn de yìwèi. - His words and actions often carry a sense of provocation.
他们不断挑衅对方，导致局势恶化。 Tāmen bùduàn tiǎoxìn duìfāng, dǎozhì júshì èhuà. - They kept provoking each other, leading to a deterioration of the situation.
他并不是故意挑衅，只是开玩笑而已。 Tā bìng bùshì gùyì tiǎoxìn, zhǐshì kāiwánxiào éryǐ. - He didn't mean to provoke, he was just joking.
他的行为被视为对国家的挑衅。 Tā de xíngwéi bèi shì wéi duì guójiā de tiǎoxìn. - His actions are seen as a provocation against the country.
Characters
挑 tiǎo - choose, select, carry things on a shoulder pole; shoulder pole with its load; load carried on a shoulder pole |
衅 xìn - quarrel, dispute |