挑
tiāotiǎo
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- HSK 4 · TOCFL Level 3
- Frequency
- No. 1,087
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What 挑 means
- tiāo
- to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
- tiǎo
- to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
Words with 挑
- 挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge; challenge
- 挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select
- 挑剔tiāo tipicky; fussy
- 挑起tiǎo qǐto provoke; to stir up; to incite
- 挑衅tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation
- 挑逗tiǎo dòuto provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate
- 单挑dān tiǎoto pick; to choose; to fight a duel; Taiwan pr. [dan1 tiao1]
- 挑战者tiǎo zhàn zhěchallenger
- 挑明tiǎo míngto illuminate; to open up (a topic)
- 挑拨tiǎo bōto incite disharmony; to instigate
- 无可挑剔wú kě tiāo tiexcellent in every respect; flawless
- 挑刺tiāo cìto carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
挑 in a sentence
zhè fèn gōng zuò méi shén me tiǎo zhàn xìng 。
I don't get enough challenge in this job.
tā zǒng shì zài tiāo tī bié rén de máo bìng 。
He is always finding fault with others.
tā tiāo qǐ zhēng yì xìng gāo de huà tí ， zhì zào fēn zhēng 。
He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
tā shì gè tiǎo xìn gāo shǒu 。
He's a master of provocation.
tiāo xuǎn shǎo yóu 、 shǎo táng 、 shǎo yán hé gāo xiān de shí wù 。
Choose food low in fat, sugar and salt, and high in fibre.