Definition
寻衅 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to pick a quarrel' or 'to provoke', often used in legal or formal contexts to describe deliberate, unprovoked conflict (e.g., 寻衅滋事 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble'). The object of the quarrel or action usually appears between the two syllables: 寻了一次衅, 寻衅闹事.
v.o.
to pick a quarrelto provoke
Examples
- 寻衅，。Tā zǒng ài xún xìn nào shì, dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā.He always likes to pick quarrels and cause trouble; nobody likes him.
- 衅，。Tā zuótiān zài jiē shàng xún le yí cì xìn, bèi jǐngchá dài zǒu le.Yesterday he picked a quarrel on the street and was taken away by the police.
- 寻衅。Fǎlǜ yánlì dǎjī xún xìn zī shì de xíngwéi.The law strictly cracks down on acts of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
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