挑
tiǎo
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
Other reading: tiāo
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
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Characters
Examples
我挑不出他的毛病。
wǒ tiǎo bù chū tā de máo bìng。
I cannot find fault with him.
他总是挑别人的毛病。
tā zǒng shì tiǎo bié ren de máo bìng。
He is constantly finding fault with other people.
Words with this character
挑战 tiǎo zhàn to challenge挑选 tiāo xuǎn to choose挑衅 tiǎo xìn to provoke挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke挑剔 tiāo ti picky挑拨 tiǎo bō to incite disharmony出挑 chū tiāo to grow单挑 dān tiǎo to pick高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high挑刺 tiāo cì to carp挑夫 tiāo fū porter挑高 tiāo gāo high-ceilinged挑拣 tiāo jiǎn to pick and choose挑染 tiāo rǎn highlight挑食 tiāo shí to be picky about food挑子 tiāo zi carrying pole and its load挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ picky about food挑灯 tiǎo dēng to light a lamp挑动 tiǎo dòng to entice挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch挑明 tiǎo míng to illuminate挑弄 tiǎo nòng to incite