| 1 | 挑 | 挑 | tiāo | tiao1 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | | |
| 2 | 挑选 | 挑選 | tiāo xuǎn | tiao1 xuan3 | to choose; to select | | |
| 3 | 挑剔 | 挑剔 | tiāo ti | tiao1 ti5 | picky; fussy | | |
| 4 | 挑子 | 挑子 | tiāo zi | tiao1 zi5 | carrying pole and its load | | |
| 5 | 挑毛剔刺儿 | 挑毛剔刺兒 | tiāo máo tī cì r | tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4 r5 | erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺 | | |
| 6 | 挑战赛 | 挑戰賽 | tiāo zhàn sài | tiao1 zhan4 sai4 | Challenge Tournament | | |
| 7 | 挑五嫌六 | 挑五嫌六 | tiāo wǔ xián liù | tiao1 wu3 xian2 liu4 | to pick and choose (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 挑剔责难 | 挑剔責難 | tiāo ti zé nàn | tiao1 ti5 ze2 nan4 | to find fault (with sb.) (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 挑食 | 挑食 | tiāo shí | tiao1 shi2 | to be picky about food | | |
| 10 | 挑山工 | 挑山工 | tiāo shān gōng | tiao1 shan1 gong1 | laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles | | |
| 11 | 挑三拣四 | 挑三揀四 | tiāo sān jiǎn sì | tiao1 san1 jian3 si4 | to be picky; to be choosy | | |
| 12 | 挑染 | 挑染 | tiāo rǎn | tiao1 ran3 | highlight (hair); partial hair dye | | |
| 13 | 挑毛剔刺 | 挑毛剔刺 | tiāo máo tī cì | tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4 | to find fault; to carp; nitpicking | | |
| 14 | 挑毛病 | 挑毛病 | tiāo máo bìng | tiao1 mao2 bing4 | to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag | | |
| 15 | 挑口板 | 挑口板 | tiāo kǒu bǎn | tiao1 kou3 ban3 | fascia; eaves board | | |
| 16 | 挑精选肥 | 挑精選肥 | tiāo jīng xuǎn féi | tiao1 jing1 xuan3 fei2 | to pick the best; to be very choosy (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 挑精拣肥 | 挑精揀肥 | tiāo jīng jiǎn féi | tiao1 jing1 jian3 fei2 | to pick and choose; to be picky (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 挑拣 | 挑揀 | tiāo jiǎn | tiao1 jian3 | to pick and choose; to select | | |
| 19 | 挑夫 | 挑夫 | tiāo fū | tiao1 fu1 | porter | | |
| 20 | 挑肥嫌瘦 | 挑肥嫌瘦 | tiāo féi xián shòu | tiao1 fei2 xian2 shou4 | to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience | | |
| 21 | 挑刺 | 挑刺 | tiāo cì | tiao1 ci4 | to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism | | |