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挑衅 tiǎo xìn 挑衅(6) 激怒挑衅或煽动的行动jīnù tiǎoxìn huò shāndòng de xíngdòngThe act of provoking or inciting.一系列的挑衅事件导致了边境战争的发生。yīxìliè de tiǎoxìn shìjiàn dǎozhì le biānjìng zhànzhēng de fāshēngA series of provocations led up to the border war.他才是个真正的君子：而对挑衅他能竭力忍着不动怒。tā cái shì gè zhēnzhèng de jūnzǐ ér duì tiǎoxìn tā néng jiélì rěn zhe bùdòng nùHe was a real gentleman: he managed to control his temper despite the provocation. 6

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挑釁 to provoke 挑 (tiāo) a load carried on the shoulders兆 (zhào) omen扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten衅 (xìn) consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood半 (bàn) half血 (xuè) blood 20

Hanzi	挑衅
Traditional	挑釁
Pinyin	tiǎo xìn
Dict	to provoke
Homophons	挑衅(6)
Components	*挑 (tiāo)* a load carried on the shoulders** 兆 (zhào) omen 扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten *衅 (xìn)* consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood** 半 (bàn) half 血 (xuè) blood
example Sentences	激怒挑衅或煽动的行动 jīnù tiǎoxìn huò shāndòng de xíngdòng The act of provoking or inciting. 一系列的挑衅事件导致了边境战争的发生。 yīxìliè de tiǎoxìn shìjiàn dǎozhì le biānjìng zhànzhēng de fāshēng A series of provocations led up to the border war. 他才是个真正的君子：而对挑衅他能竭力忍着不动怒。 tā cái shì gè zhēnzhèng de jūnzǐ ér duì tiǎoxìn tā néng jiélì rěn zhe bùdòng nù He was a real gentleman: he managed to control his temper despite the provocation.
Strokes	20
HSK	6

De Tiǎoxìn 挑衅 Blood Tā 挑釁 Tiǎo Xìn