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