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Meaning of 挑

Pinyin tiāo、 tiǎo

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

carry on a pole / choose, incite

Usage

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挑 [tiāo] 1. To carry things using shoulders, typically with a carrying pole on both ends. Example: 挑土 (to carry soil), 挑夫 (a person who carries goods for others). 2. The things that are carried. Example: 挑担 (the load carried). 3. To dig or to extract. Example: 挑荠菜 (to dig up wild vegetables). 4. A measure word for things that are carried in a load. Example: 一挑儿白菜 (one load of cabbage). 5. To select or to pick. Example: 挑选 (to select), 挑拣 (to pick), 挑剔 (to pick and choose), 挑肥拣瘦 (to pick the fat and choose the lean). 6. An ancient term, also meaning "light" or "frivolous". 挑 [tiāo] (verb) 1. To carry with shoulders ([En.] shoulder). 2. To bear or to hold responsibility; to take on a duty ([En.] bear; hold). Example: 挑头的 (leading), 挑家过日子 (to support a family), 挑担子 (to bear responsibilities). 3. To select ([En.] select). Example: 挑兵 (recruit soldiers), 挑选补官 (to select supplementary officials). 4. To pick or to be picky ([En.] pick). Example: 他再不放人一点儿，专会挑人 (he will continually pick on people). 5. To steal ([En.] steal). 6. To dig ([En.] dig). Example: 时挑野菜和根煮 (time for digging wild vegetables and roots). 7. To elevate or to promote someone ([En.] praise or promote). 挑 [tiāo] (noun) 1. A specific stroke in Chinese characters, typically rising from the left ([En.] rising stroke in a Chinese character). 挑 [tiǎo] (verb) 1. To instigate, to incite ([En.] instigate; incite; provoke). 2. To dig. Example: 挑野菜 (to dig wild vegetables). 3. To raise with a stick or pole ([En.] raise). Example: 挑起帘子 (to raise the curtain). 4. To poke using the tip of a finger or stick ([En.] poke). Example: 挑火 (to poke the fire), 挑刺 (to poke at it). 5. To expose ([En.] expose). 6. A technique in playing the pipa (a Chinese lute) by using the backhand to pluck the strings ([En.] make string toward the inside with backhand).

挑唆 tiǎo suō

to incite / to stir up / to instigate

无可挑剔 wú kě tiāo tī

excellent in every respect / flawless

悬挑 xuán tiāo

overhang / encorbel(l)ment

挑战 tiǎo zhàn

to challenge / challenge

挑担 tiāo dàn

carry a load

挑拣 tiāo jiǎn

to pick and choose / to select

挑三拣四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì

to be picky / to be choosy

挑挑拣拣 tiāo tiāo jiǎn jiǎn

pick and choose / be choosy

挑肥拣瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu

pick the fat or choose the lean -- choose whichever is to one's advantage

挑拨 tiǎo bō

to incite disharmony / to instigate

挑拨离间 tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

挑选 tiāo xuǎn

to choose / to select

挑衅 tiǎo xìn

to provoke / provocation

挑起 tiǎo qǐ

to provoke / to stir up / to incite

挑战性 tiǎo zhàn xìng

challenging

挑战者 tiǎo zhàn zhě

challenger

挑水 tiāo shuǐ

Carry water

挑出 tiāo chū

pick out / seek out / jetting-out / single out

挑逗 tiǎo dòu

to provoke / to entice / to lure / to tantalize / to tease / to titillate

挑明 tiǎo míng

to illuminate / to open up (a topic)

挑子 tiāo zi

carrying pole and its load

挑动 tiǎo dòng

to entice / to arouse / to provoke

肩挑 jiān tiāo

Shoulder carry

高挑 gāo tiǎo

Tall

撂挑子 liào tiāo zi

(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust

挑剔 tiāo ti

picky / fussy

横挑鼻子竖挑眼 héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom) / to criticize right and left

挑衅性 tiǎo xìn xìng

Provocative

挑逗性 tiǎo dòu xìng

provocative / tantalizing / titillating