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挑战

tiǎo zhàn · tiao zhan

Traditional 挑戰

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to challenge
  2. challenge
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The ten-kilometre run

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)想(xiǎng)挑战(tiǎozhàn)跑(pǎo)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)！

    Dengdeng, I want to take on a ten-kilometre run today!

  2. Dengdeng

    十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)？这个(zhège)挑战(tiǎozhàn)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)吧(ba)！

    Ten kilometres? That's too big a challenge!

  3. Liangliang

    不大(bùdà)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)已经(yǐjīng)跑(pǎo)了(le)八(bā)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Not big. I already ran eight kilometres yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)。我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)挑战(tiǎozhàn)一下(yīxià)自己(zìjǐ)。

    All right, I'll go with you. I want to challenge myself too.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)挑战(tiǎozhàn)什么(shénme)？

    Great! What do you want to take on?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)挑战(tiǎozhàn)前面(qiánmiàn)那家(nàjiā)的(de)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    I want to take on the ice cream shop up ahead.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)决(jué)定(dìng)挑(tiǎo)战(zhàn)这(zhè)个(ge)难(nán)题(tí)。

He decided to take on this difficult problem.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)比(bǐ)赛(sài)对(duì)我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)个(gè)挑(tiǎo)战(zhàn)。

This competition is a challenge for us.

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