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挑战 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say tiǎo zhàn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“挑战”意思是尝试做困难的事情，或者向别人提出比赛。
“tiǎo zhàn” yì si shì cháng shì zuò kùn nán de shì qíng, huò zhě xiàng bié rén tí chū bǐ sài.
"Challenge" means to try to do something difficult, or to propose a competition to someone.
Context note
学习新技能可能是一个有趣的挑战。
Xué xí xīn jì néng kě néng shì yī gè yǒu qù de tiǎo zhàn.
Learning a new skill can be an interesting challenge.
5 examples
他挑战自己每天读一本书。
tā tiǎo zhàn zì jǐ měi tiān dú yì běn shū。
He challenges himself to read a book every day.
我们接受了一个拼图挑战。
wǒ men jiē shòu le yí gè pīn tú tiǎo zhàn。
We accepted a puzzle challenge.
小明向小红挑战跑步比赛。
xiǎo míng xiàng xiǎo hóng tiǎo zhàn pǎo bù bǐ sài。
Xiao Ming challenged Xiao Hong to a running race.
这个数学题是个挑战。
zhè ge shù xué tí shì gè tiǎo zhàn。
This math problem is a challenge.
爬山是一个有趣的挑战。
pá shān shì yí gè yǒu qù de tiǎo zhàn。
Climbing a mountain is an interesting challenge.
5 mini stories
小明挑战自己学会骑自行车。他摔了几次，但成功了。
xiǎo míng tiǎo zhàn zì jǐ xué huì qí zì xíng chē。 tā shuāi le jǐ cì， dàn chéng gōng le。
Xiao Ming challenged himself to learn to ride a bike. He fell a few times, but succeeded.
小红接受了一个画画挑战。她画了一幅美丽的画。
xiǎo hóng jiē shòu le yí gè huà huà tiǎo zhàn。 tā huà le yì fú měi lì de huà。
Xiao Hong accepted a drawing challenge. She drew a beautiful picture.
我们班有一个拼写挑战。大家都努力练习。
wǒ men bān yǒu yí gè pīn xiě tiǎo zhàn。 dà jiā dōu nǔ lì liàn xí。
Our class has a spelling challenge. Everyone practices hard.
爸爸挑战我每天跳绳一百下。我做到了。
bà ba tiǎo zhàn wǒ měi tiān tiào shéng yì bǎi xià。 wǒ zuò dào le。
Dad challenged me to jump rope 100 times every day. I did it.
这个游戏有很多挑战。我喜欢玩。
zhè ge yóu xì yǒu hěn duō tiǎo zhàn。 wǒ xǐ huan wán。
This game has many challenges. I like to play it.