寻衅 xúnxìn provoke Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他因在公共场所寻衅肇事而被拘留。 tā yīn zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ xúnxìn zhàoshì ér bèi jūliú. He was detained for picking fights and provoking trouble in public. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary