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挑衅 tiǎoxìn

挑衅 tiǎoxìn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 挑衅 tiǎoxìn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tiǎoxìn | tiao3 xin4
English translation
to provoke
provocation

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Traditional form

挑釁

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 挑衅 tiǎoxìn

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tiāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Zhào represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Zhào

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌兆

Number of Strokes

9
xìn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xuè represents the meaning and bàn represents the sound. Simplified form of xìn .

Phonetic compound

bàn

Semantic compound

xuè

Positional decomposition

血半

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 挑衅 tiǎoxìn

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一切 yīqiè zài bǎo le 肚子 dùzi 之后 zhī hòu Xiàng 挑衅 tiǎoxìn de hún dàn , dōu hèn !

It hates all those who provoke it after it has eaten its fill.

yīn 受到 shòudào 挑衅 tiǎoxìn ér 过失杀人 guò shī shā rén de 有罪 yǒu zuì 答辩 dábiàn bèi 驳回 bó huí

Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.

他们 tā men Xiàng 防暴警察 fáng bào jǐng chá 挑衅 tiǎoxìn 大骂 dà mà 防暴警察 fáng bào jǐng chá 同样 tóng yàng 回骂他们 tā men

They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.

zài 犯罪现场 fàn zuì xiàn chǎng liú le 条儿 Xiàng 警探 jǐng tàn 挑衅 tiǎoxìn

He left a note at the scene of the crime, challenging detectives to catch him.

挑衅 tiǎoxìn Decomposition

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挑衅 tiǎoxìn Compounds

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