tiāo

HSK 4

挑 (tiāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick”.

Meanings

  1. 1to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. 2to choose
  3. 3to pick
  4. 4to nitpick
Part of speech
verb

Related words

挑战to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge挑to raise挑选to choose挑起to provoke挑剔picky挑逗to provoke挑衅to provoke; provocation挑战者challenger高挑raised high挑三拣四to be picky挑拨to incite disharmony挑拨离间to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

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