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Definitions
- 1. to raise
- 2. to dig up
- 3. to poke
- 4. to prick
- 5. to incite
- 6. to stir up
Example Sentences
1 shown給我 挑 一顆蘋果。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 挑
to find fault
to sow discord everywhere
to select very carefully
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
(architecture) high-ceilinged
excellent in every respect
to select very carefully
one in a hundred
to incite
to pick
(fig.) to get cross-eyed
porter
to play a leading role
to be picky about food
lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)
picky
to look for bones in an egg
the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
to nitpick
to carp
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
to provoke
carrying pole and its load
to challenge
picky about food
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
to take the lead
to provoke
eaves
challenger
fascia
cross-stitch (embroidery)
to light a lamp
slender
to incite
to meet a challenge
highlight (hair)
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
to provoke
laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
to entice
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
to be picky
to sow discord
to illuminate
to sow discord
to choose
Space Shuttle Challenger
to incite disharmony
to pick and choose
excellent in every respect
to provoke
to make mischief
(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust
provocative