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| Processed by: | richwarm (2026-01-08 06:06:08 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 85280 - submitted by 'becky82' >> A long time ago, I asked this question on Stack Exchange: https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/45527/8099 It turned out that I got a HSK practice question wrong because there's a meaning of 挑战 I didn't know: a verb meaning something like "to take on a challenge" (maybe you can come up with something more precise). Annoyingly, it's hard to find this definition in Chinese-Chinese dictionaries (I guess they don't care about English usage), but here's one example: 面對考驗，克服困難。 例我們應該讓孩子在成長中學會負起責任，勇敢挑戰困難。 https://dict.concised.moe.edu.tw/dictView.jsp?ID=11032&la=1&powerMode=0 Here are some examples "in the wild": - 能够挑战高难度的课程 https://cq.xhd.cn/info/ap/890417.html "is able to take on the challenge of a high-difficulty class" - 每年都有一些登山者挑战乔戈里峰 https://www.inewsweek.cn/wh/2025-09-11/26660.shtml "every year there are a few mountaineers who take on the challenge of K2" - 克服心理的障碍，勇于挑战。https://tv.cctv.cn/2022/09/28/VIDEjR1idEt0QtgjufLXDogI220928.shtml "overcoming psychological obstacles, be brave enough to take on the challenge" And while we're here, perhaps it's worth considering extending "to challenge" to "to challenge (an opponent, oneself, a judge's ruling, etc.)", although it's quite similar to English with this meaning. -------------------- Editor: 1. 挑激敌人，使其出战。后引申作主动向对方寻衅，挑起竞争。 例 「他公开向拳王挑战」。 2. 以考验个人能力，实现特定目标。 例 「挑战极限」、「挑战攀岩」、「面对挑战的时刻，要勉励克服」。 https://www.moedict.tw/~%E6%8C%91%E6%88%B0 |
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- 挑戰 挑战 [tiao3 zhan4] /to challenge/challenge/ # + 挑戰 挑战 [[tiao3 zhan4]] /to challenge/to take on a challenge/challenge/ + 挑戰 挑战 [[tiao3zhan4]] /to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge/ |