挑戰

See also: 挑战

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (挑戰)		挑	戰
simp. (挑战)		挑	战

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiǎozhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu¹ zin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiâu-chan
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiau-chiàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎozhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎojhàn
    • Wade–Giles: tʻiao³-chan⁴
    • Yale: tyǎu-jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teaujann
    • Palladius: тяочжань (tjaočžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tiu¹ zin³
    • Yale: tīu jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tiu¹ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tiu¹ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiâu-chan
    • Hakka Romanization System: tiau´ zan
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tiau¹ zan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯au̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡san⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-chiàn
    • Tâi-lô: thiau-tsiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiauciexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn²¹/

Verb

挑戰

1. (literally) to challenge (to a fight); to throw down the gauntlet
2. (figuratively) to challenge (invite someone to take part in a contest)
3. (figuratively) to challenge (put demands on)

   挑戰自己的極限／挑战自己的极限  ―  tiǎozhàn zìjǐ de jíxiàn  ―  to challenge one's limits

4. (figuratively) to challenge (dispute the validity of something)

   挑戰節目的尺度／挑战节目的尺度  ―  tiǎozhàn jiémù de chǐdù  ―  to challenge the speech codes of the program

Synonyms

• (to throw down the gauntlet): 作戰／作战 (zuòzhàn)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 挑戰

1. challenge; difficulty

   迎接挑戰／迎接挑战  ―  yíngjiē tiǎozhàn  ―  to meet a challenge

   帶來機遇和挑戰／带来机遇和挑战  ―  dàilái jīyù hé tiǎozhàn  ―  to present both opportunities and challenges

Synonyms

• (literary) 困急 (kùnjí)
• 困難／困难 (kùnnan)

Derived terms

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