挑

tiāo/tiǎo

to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose

HSK 3.0 · Level 4 verb

Meaning

tiāo as in 挑选 tiao1

to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick

tiǎo as in 挑战 tiao3

to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up

Example sentences

tā他zǒngshì总是tiāo挑biéren别人de的máobìng毛病。

He is constantly finding fault with other people.
wǒ我tiāo挑bù不chū出tā他de的máobìng毛病。

I can't find fault with him.
zhè这zhǐ只gǒu狗tiāo挑le了。

This dog jumped.
tā她huā花le了hǎozhǎng好长shíjiān时间tiāo挑màozi帽子。

It took her a long time to choose a hat.

HSK words with 挑

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