How to say “challenge” in Chinese
challenge; to challenge
“Challenge” in Chinese is 挑战, tiǎo zhàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
挑战 is read tiǎo zhàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 兆, as in 跳 tiào and 桃 táo. In 挑战 it is read tiǎo.
On the right, 戈 “weapon”; on the left, 占 zhàn hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “挑战”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 挑战. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你敢接受这个挑战吗？nǐgǎnjiēshòuzhègetiǎozhànmaDo you dare to accept this challenge?
- 这既是机遇也是挑战zhèjìshìjīyù,yěshìtiǎozhànIt's both an opportunity and a challenge.
More words from the lesson “Champions and records”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “challenge” in Chinese?
“Challenge” in Chinese is 挑战, pinyin tiǎozhàn.
What does 挑战 mean?
挑战 (tiǎozhàn) means “challenge; to challenge”.
How do you write 挑战?
挑战 is 2 characters: 挑 (tiāo) — choose; carry on a pole; 战 (zhàn) — war, battle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 挑战?
挑战 is read tiǎozhàn. Tones: tiǎo — third tone, zhàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“challenge” in the lesson “Champions and records”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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