釁 xìn consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 10 xìn blood sacrifice quarrel 10 sentences 这种行为无异于公开挑衅。 zhè zhǒng xíngwéi wúyì yú gōngkāi tiǎoxìn. Such behavior is tantamount to an open provocation. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在挑衅我们。 tā zài tiǎoxìn wǒmen. He's taunting us. Source: OpenSubtitles他的这种无理要求近乎挑衅。 tā de zhè zhǒng wúlǐ yāoqiú jìnhu tiǎoxìn. His unreasonable demand is bordering on provocation. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这种行为是对法律的公然挑衅。 zhè zhǒng xíngwéi shì duì fǎlǜ de gōngrán tiǎoxìn. This behavior is an open defiance of the law. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他的话里带有一种挑衅的味道。 tā de huà lǐ dàiyǒu yī zhǒng tiǎoxìn de wèidao. There was a hint of provocation in his words. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary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面对敌人的挑衅,他予以了有力的回击。 miànduì dírén de tiǎoxìn, tā yǔyǐ le yǒulì de huíjī. He delivered a powerful counter-attack in the face of the enemy's provocation. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary面对对手的挑衅,他发出了愤怒的怒吼。 miànduì duìshǒu de tiǎoxìn, tā fāchū le fènnù de nùhǒu. Facing his opponent's provocation, he let out an angry roar. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary面对对方的无理挑衅,他决定以牙还牙。 miànduì duìfāng de wúlǐ tiǎoxìn, tā juédìng yǐyáhuányá. Faced with the opponent's unreasonable provocation, he decided to give them a taste of their own medicine. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary面对他的一再挑衅,我终于到了忍无可忍的地步。 miànduì tā de yīzài tiǎoxìn, wǒ zhōngyú dào le rěnwúkěrěn de dìbù. Faced with his repeated provocations, I finally reached the end of my patience. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary