挑 tiāo tiǎo

a load carried on the shoulders; to carry

HSK 5 #1309

DEFINITIONS

挑 tiāo
  • to carry on a shoulder pole
  • to choose
  • to pick
  • to nitpick
挑 tiǎo
  • to raise
  • to dig up
  • to poke
  • to prick
  • to incite
  • to stir up

STROKES

WORDS

百裡挑一 bǎi lǐ tiāo yī one in a hundred; cream of the crop
目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious; making eyes at sb
精挑细选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully
精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully
细挑 xì tiāo slender
細挑 xì tiāo slender
迎接挑战 yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn to meet a challenge
迎接挑戰 yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn to meet a challenge
鸡蛋里挑骨头 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom)
雞蛋裡挑骨頭 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom)
挑着 tiāo zhe carrying; lifting
挑担 tiāo dàn carry on a shoulder pole
挑衅性 tiǎo xìn xìng provocative nature; the quality of being provocative or instigating conflict
挑战性 tiǎo zhàn xìng challenging nature; characterized by being challenging or having a high level of difficulty
挑出 tiāo chū To pick out; to select (in this context, it symbolizes the efforts of the '棒棒' in creating a new Chongqing).
挑不出 tiāo bù chū cannot pick out; unable to find or select
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