Verbprovoke; defiance

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How to Use 挑衅 in Sentences

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Verb + Object
shòu
dào
tiāo
xìn
neutral
be provoked
chū
tiāo
xìn
formal
issue a provocation
Adjective + Nounwith行为
tiāo
xìn
xíng
wèi
neutral
provocative behavior
Adverb + Verbwith公然
gōng
rán
tiāo
xìn
formal
open provocation

Example Sentences with 挑衅

duì
zuò
guǐ
liǎn
zhè
shì
tiǎo
xìn
He made a face at me, which was a provocation.
xiē
chōng
mǎn
de
yán
lùn
shì
duì
men
tuán
duì
de
gōng
kāi
tiǎo
xìn
His hostile remarks are undoubtedly a public provocation against our team.
nán
dào
méi
chá
jué
dào
gāng
cái
de
dài
zhe
míng
xiǎn
de
tiǎo
xìn
ma
Didn't you notice the obvious provocation in his tone just now?
duì
fāng
qiú
yuán
de
tiǎo
xìn
xíng
wéi
ràng
sài
fēn
biàn
jǐn
zhāng
The provocative behavior of the opposing players made the game atmosphere tense.
miàn
duì
duān
de
tiǎo
xìn
men
jué
néng
chōng
dòng
de
fāng
shì
huí
yìng
In the face of baseless provocation, we must absolutely not respond impulsively.
shì
yòng
tiǎo
xìn
de
yǎn
shén
dàn
xuǎn
le
shì
ér
jiàn
He tried to provoke me with a defiant look, but I chose to ignore it.
miàn
duì
rén
de
tiǎo
xìn
men
bǎo
chí
lěng
jìng
miǎn
chōng
shēng
Facing the enemy's provocation, we must remain calm to avoid escalating the conflict.
jǐn
guǎn
duì
fāng
zài
tiǎo
xìn
men
réng
yìng
bǎo
chí
zhì
bìng
xún
qiú
wài
jiāo
jìng
jiě
jué
zhēng
duān
Despite repeated provocations from the other side, we should still exercise restraint and seek diplomatic channels to resolve the dispute.