挑战
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
挑战 (tiǎozhàn) · challenge
挑战 (tiǎozhàn) means “challenge; to challenge”. It is written with 2 characters: 挑 (to choose) + 战 (war). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 挑战 is built
The characters
挑 tiāo · to choose
What 挑 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 兆zhào — omen
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 儿ér — child
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 兆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
战 zhàn · war
What 战 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 戈 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个工作对我是一个挑战。Zhè ge gōngzuò duì wǒ shì yī gè tiǎozhàn.This job is a challenge for me.
你喜欢挑战自己吗？Nǐ xǐhuan tiǎozhàn zìjǐ ma?Do you like to challenge yourself?
Questions about 挑战
What does 挑战 mean?
挑战 (tiǎozhàn) means “challenge; to challenge”.
How do you pronounce 挑战?
挑战 is pronounced tiǎozhàn.
Which HSK level is 挑战?
挑战 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 挑选tiāoxuǎnto choose
- 挑剔tiāotipicky
- 挑拨tiǎobōto stir up trouble
- 挑衅tiǎoxìnto provoke
- 挑tiāoto choose
- 战斗zhàndòuto fight
- 战胜zhànshèngto defeat
- 战士zhànshìsoldier
- 战争zhànzhēngwar
- 战略zhànlüèstrategy
Learn 挑战 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.