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挑 tiāo

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挑 tiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tiāo | tiao1
English translation
to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick
to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load

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About 挑 tiāo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

挑 tiāo

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 挑 tiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌兆

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

兆 Zhào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 兆 Zhào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 挑 tiāo

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你 nǐ 为什么 wèishénme 单 Shàn 挑 tiāo 这 zhè 件 jiàn 事 shì 批评 pīpíng 呀 ya ?

Why have you singled out this incident for criticism?

他 tā 挑选 tiāo xuǎn 五 wǔ 个 gè 人 rén 来 lái 帮助 bāngzhù 做 zuò 这 zhè 件 jiàn 事 shì .

He counted off five men to help with the job.

老萧觉得 juéde 她 tā 是 shì 在 zài 挑字眼儿 ér ,误会 wùhuì 了 le 自己 zìjǐ 的 de 意思 yìsi .

Old Xiao thought that she was trying to pick faults and misinterpreting his meaning.

十 shí 字 zì 花 Huā 边 biān 绣 xiù , 温州 Wēn zhōu 俗称 sú chēng 挑花 tiǎo huā , 又 yòu 通称 tōng chēng 十字花.

Cross lace embroidery, Wenzhou, commonly known as cross - stitch, also known as cruciferous.

舞女的 de 动作 dòngzuò 缓慢 huǎn màn 而 ér 富 Fù 挑逗性 tiǎo dòu xìng .

The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous.

Words with 挑 tiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
挑战 tiǎozhàn to challenge挑戰
挑 tiāo to raise挑 tiāo
挑选 tiāo xuǎn to choose挑選
挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke挑起 tiǎo qǐ
挑衅 tiǎoxìn to provoke挑釁
挑剔 tiāoti picky挑剔 tiāoti
挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke挑逗 tiǎo dòu
挑战者 tiǎo zhàn zhě challenger挑戰者
挑拨 tiǎobō to instigate挑撥
挑食 tiāo shí to be picky about food挑食 tiāo shí
挑拨离间 tiǎo bō lí jiàn to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between挑撥離間
挑三拣四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì to be picky挑三揀四
挑动 tiǎo dòng to entice挑動
百里挑一 bǎi lǐ tiāo yī one in a hundred百裡挑一
挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng
精挑细选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully精挑細選
挑刺 tiāo cì to carp挑刺 tiāo cì
挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery)挑花 tiǎo huā
挑明 tiǎo míng to illuminate挑明 tiǎo míng
挑拣 tiāo jiǎn to select挑揀
挑灯 tiǎo dēng to light a lamp挑燈

挑 tiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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挑 tiāo Decomposition

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