挑戰

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See also: 挑戦 and 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

Note:
  • tiou1 ziêng3 - Chaozhou;
  • tiao1 ziang3 - Shantou.

    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); to test
      挑戰自己的極限／挑战自己的极限  ―  tiǎozhàn zìjǐ de jíxiàn  ―  to challenge one's limits
      不要挑戰我的底線！ [MSC, trad.]
      不要挑战我的底线！ [MSC, simp.]
      Bùyào tiǎozhàn wǒ de dǐxiàn!
      Don't test my limit!
    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):

    Noun

    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

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    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic (挑戰):
    • → Japanese: 挑戦(ちょうせん) (chōsen)
    • → Korean: 도전(挑戰) (dojeon)

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    挑 戰
    ちょう
    Grade: S     		せん
    Jinmeiyō
    on'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 挑戰 – see the following entry.
    【挑戦ちょうせん】
    challenge (against authority or a higher-ranked person)
    (figuratively) try at something
    to challenge
    (figuratively) to take on the challenge of doing something (especially something one has not done before); to try; to try one's hand at
    (This term, 挑戰, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    挑戰

    Noun

    挑戰 • (dojeon) (hangeul 도전)

    1. hanja form? of 도전 (“challenge”)
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