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挑衅
tiǎo​xìn HSK7

to provoke

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 挑 tiǎo nounverb
    to incite
    to instigate; to stir up; to provoke; to provoke into conflict
  2. 衅 釁 xìn verbnoun
    dispute
    (bound form) a quarrel or dispute; the cause of a conflict, often used in terms like 挑衅 tiǎo​xìn or 寻衅 xún​xìn