tiǎo​xìn HSK7

to provoke

  • created sense approved 挑衅/挑釁 · tiǎo​xìn · to provoke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tiǎo​xìn

    to provoke

    to deliberately stir up conflict or a dispute

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to incite 衅 (literal) → 衅/釁 · xìn · dispute

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 挑衅/挑釁 · tiǎo​xìn · provocation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tiǎo​xìn

    provocation

    a deliberate action or statement that is intended to make someone annoyed or angry, or to start a conflict

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to incite 衅 (literal) → 衅/釁 · xìn · dispute

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense