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tiǎo
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to raise
  2. 2. to dig up
  3. 3. to poke
  4. 4. to prick
  5. 5. to incite
  6. 6. to stir up

Example Sentences

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給我 一顆蘋果。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13166908)

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Words Containing 挑

挑毛剔刺
tiāo máo tī cì

to find fault

挑三窝四
tiǎo sān wō sì

to sow discord everywhere

精挑细选
jīng tiāo xì xuǎn

to select very carefully

挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night

挑高
tiāo gāo

(architecture) high-ceilinged

无可挑剔
wú kě tiāo ti

excellent in every respect

千挑万选
qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn

to select very carefully

百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī

one in a hundred

挑弄
tiǎo nòng

to incite

单挑
dān tiǎo

to pick

挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn

(fig.) to get cross-eyed

挑夫
tiāo fū

porter

挑大梁
tiǎo dà liáng

to play a leading role

挑食
tiāo shí

to be picky about food

剃头挑子一头热
tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)

挑剔
tiāo ti

picky

鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg

目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo

the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious

嫌肥挑瘦
xián féi tiāo shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑毛病
tiāo máo bìng

to nitpick

挑刺
tiāo cì

to carp

挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

挑起
tiǎo qǐ

to provoke

挑子
tiāo zi

carrying pole and its load

挑战
tiǎo zhàn

to challenge

挑嘴
tiāo zuǐ

picky about food

挑肥嫌瘦
tiāo féi xián shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑头
tiǎo tóu

to take the lead

挑衅
tiǎo xìn

to provoke

挑檐
tiǎo yán

eaves

挑战者
tiǎo zhàn zhě

challenger

挑口板
tiāo kǒu bǎn

fascia

挑花
tiǎo huā

cross-stitch (embroidery)

挑灯
tiǎo dēng

to light a lamp

细挑
xì tiāo

slender

挑唆
tiǎo suō

to incite

迎接挑战
yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn

to meet a challenge

挑染
tiāo rǎn

highlight (hair)

横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)

挑逗
tiǎo dòu

to provoke

挑山工
tiāo shān gōng

laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles

挑动
tiǎo dòng

to entice

柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)

挑三拣四
tiāo sān jiǎn sì

to be picky

挑灯拨火
tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to sow discord

挑明
tiǎo míng

to illuminate

挑嘴
tiǎo zuǐ

to sow discord

挑选
tiāo xuǎn

to choose

挑战者号
tiǎo zhàn zhě hào

Space Shuttle Challenger

挑拨
tiǎo bō

to incite disharmony

挑拣
tiāo jiǎn

to pick and choose

没得挑剔
méi dé tiāo ti

excellent in every respect

挑拔
tiǎo bá

to provoke

挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi

to make mischief

撂挑子
liào tiāo zi

(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust

挑逗性
tiǎo dòu xìng

provocative