"challenge" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 挑战 挑戰 | to challenge / challenge | syn | |
| 将军 將軍 | general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot | syn | |
| 叫板 | to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song) / (coll.) to challenge | ||
| 搦 | (literary) to hold (in the hand) / to challenge / to provoke | syn | |
| 提出异议 提出異議 | to disagree / to object / to differ / to challenge (a statement) | ||
| PK | (slang) to take on / to challenge / to go head to head / showdown / comparison |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 童趣 | qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) | syn | |
| 叫阵 叫陣 | to challenge an opponent to a fight | ||
| 验证码 驗證碼 | verification code / CAPTCHA, a type of challenge-response test (computing) | ||
| 动摇 動搖 | to sway / to waver / to rock / to rattle / to destabilize / to pose a challenge to | syn | |
| 应战 應戰 | to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it | syn | |
| 硬仗 | tough battle / difficult task / big challenge | syn | |
| 战书 戰書 | written war challenge | ||
| 以身试法 以身試法 | to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law | syn | |
| 朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 | Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom) / to challenge and admonish boldly | ||
| 迎接挑战 迎接挑戰 | to meet a challenge | ||
| 全球文盲问题 | global literacy challenge | ||
| 千年挑战账户 千年挑戰賬戶 | Millennium Challenge Account | ||
| 质疑制度 質疑制度 | challenge regime | ||
| 联合国对全球粮价挑战的统一对策 聯合國對全球糧價挑戰的統一對策 | unified United Nations response to the global food price challenge | ||
| 千年挑战契约 千年挑戰契約 | Millennium Challenge Compact | ||
| 非洲科研促进工商发展计划 非洲科研促進工商發展計劃 | African Science to Business Challenge | ||
| 雨林挑战项目 雨林挑戰項目 | Rainforest Challenge | ||
| 质疑性视察 質疑性視察 | challenge inspection | ||
| 原则宣言 原則宣言 | Declaration of Principles - Building the Information Society: a global challenge in the new Millennium / Declaration of Principles | ||
| 金融发展挑战基金 金融發展挑戰基金 | Financial Development Challenge Fund | ||
| 挑战赠款 挑戰贈款 | challenge grant | ||
| 世纪挑战账户集团 世紀挑戰賬戶集團 | Millennium Challenge Corporation | ||
| 共同迎接艾滋病的挑战 共同迎接艾滋病的挑戰 | AIDS: Sharing the Challenge | ||
| 质疑性现场视察 質疑性現場視察 | on-site inspection on challenge | ||
| 密克罗尼西亚挑战 密克羅尼西亞挑戰 | Micronesia Challenge | ||
| 绝对回避 絕對回避 | peremptory challenge | ||
| 有本钱 有本錢 | to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc) | ||
| 搦战 搦戰 | to challenge to battle | ||
| 拥兵自重 擁兵自重 | (of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government | ||
| 有本事 | to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare! | ||
| 踢馆 踢館 | to challenge an established martial arts school to a fight (to prove one's skills or gain reputation) / (fig.) to prove oneself by competing against those already established in a particular field |