挑戰

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiǎozhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ

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

  (Hokkien, POJ): thiau-chiàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tiou¹ ziêng³ / tiao¹ ziang³

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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/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tiou¹ ziêng³ / tiao¹ ziang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiou tsièng / thiau tsiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiou³³⁻²³ t͡sieŋ²¹³/, /tʰiau³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/

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! [Pinyin]

   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):

• 交兵 (jiāobīng) (literary)
• 交戰／交战 (jiāozhàn)
• 交火 (jiāohuǒ)
• 交鋒／交锋 (jiāofēng) (figurative)
• 作戰／作战 (zuòzhàn)
• 戰／战 (zhàn)
• 打仗 (dǎzhàng)
• 打響／打响 (dǎxiǎng)
• 拍戰／拍战 (Hokkien)
• 接觸／接触 (jiēchù)
• 構兵／构兵 (gòubīng) (literary)
• 開火／开火 (kāihuǒ)

 

• (to test): 考驗／考验 (kǎoyàn)

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

Synonyms

• 困急 (kùnjí) (literary)
• 困難／困难
• 困難的事情／困难的事情 (kùnnan de shìqing)

 

Derived terms

• 挑戰書／挑战书
• 挑戰者／挑战者

 

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】 [noun] challenge (against authority or a higher-ranked person) [noun] (figuratively) try at something [verb] to challenge [verb] (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”).