tiǎo
xìn

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 挑衅

挑衅 means to provoke; to pick a fight; to instigate. Pronounced tiǎo xìn. HSK 7-9.

  • to provoke; to pick a fight; to instigate

Definitions & Examples

de
yán
lùn
chōng
mǎn
le
tiǎo
xìn
de
wèi
 

His remarks were full of provocation.

Duì
fāng
zài
biān
jìng
xiàn线
shàng
jìn
xíng
le
zhuāng
tiǎo
xìn
 

The other side carried out an armed provocation on the border line.

Bié
yòng
zhǒng
tiǎo
xìn
de
yǎn
shén
kàn
zhe
 

Don't look at me with that provocative glare.

Zhè
zhǒng
tiǎo
xìn
xíng
wéi
zhǐ
huì
jiā
jǐn
zhāng
shì
 

Such provocative actions will only worsen the tense situation.

huān
zài
wǎng
luò
shàng
biǎo
tiǎo
xìn
xìng
de
tiě
 

He likes to post provocative messages online.