寻衅

尋釁
xúnxìn
  1. to pick a quarrel
  2. to start a fight

CEDICT

to pick a quarrel; to pick a fight

Wiktionary

故意製造事端，引起冲突。清．纪昀《阅微草堂笔记．如是我闻四》：「以为寻衅，则素不往来。」《文明小史．第九回》：「众多百姓到了此时，一不做，二不休，见街上无可寻衅，又一齐哄到府衙门来。」也作「寻隙」。

重編國語辭典

故意製造事端，引起冲突

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 寻 xún
  1. to search
  2. to look for
  3. to seek
2 衅 xìn
  1. quarrel
  2. dispute
  3. a blood sacrifice (arch.)

Containing this entry

寻衅滋事 xúnxìnzīshì

Related entries

找碴儿 zhǎochár
  1. to pick a quarrel
  2. to find fault
  3. nitpicking
找事 zhǎoshì
  1. to look for employment
  2. to pick a quarrel
别找事，汤姆。

Stop looking for problems, Tom.

Source: Tatoeba

找茬 zhǎochá
  1. to pick fault with
  2. to spot the differences
  3. to nitpick
  4. to pick a quarrel
  5. to find complaint with
大打出手 dàdǎchūshǒu
  1. to come to blows
  2. to start a fight
  3. (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 dǎchūshǒu)
打出手 dǎchūshǒu
  1. to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera)
  2. to come to blows
  3. to start a fight