# 挑衅 (tiǎoxìn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 挑衅 (tiǎoxìn) means “to provoke; provocation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to provoke; provocation
- Pinyin: tiǎoxìn (tiao3 xin4)
- Traditional: 挑釁
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 面对对手的挑衅，要保持冷静。
  Miànduì duìshǒu de tiǎoxìn, yào bǎochí lěngjìng.
  Keep calm when facing the opponent's provocation.

## Characters

- [挑](https://hanziro.com/word/tiao-choose/) (tiāo): to choose; to pick
- 衅 (xìn): quarrel; dispute

https://hanziro.com/word/tiao-xin-provoke/

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