pick a quarrel; provoke
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pick a quarrel; to provoke; to look for trouble deliberately
formalCommonly used in legal and formal contexts, especially in the fixed phrase 寻衅滋事 (picking quarrels and provoking trouble).
Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
jiǔ酒
，
dào到
chù处
xún寻
xìn衅
zī滋
shì事
。
He was drunk and picking quarrels everywhere.
Nǐ你
bié别
lái来
zhǎo找
wǒ我
xún寻
xìn衅
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
rě惹
má麻
fan烦
。
Don't come looking for trouble with me; I don't want any problems.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
yǐ以
xún寻
xìn衅
zī滋
shì事
zuì罪
jiāng将
qí其
jū拘
liú留
。
The police detained him on charges of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.