• Pinyin: tiāo
  English Definition: to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
  Chinese Definition:
  ①扁担等两头挂着东西，用肩担着：挑土。挑夫(旧时以给人挑货物行李为业的人)。
  ②挑的东西：挑担。
  ③挖取：挑荠菜。
  ④量词，用于成挑儿的东西：一挑儿白菜。
  ⑤选，拣：挑选。挑拣。挑剔。挑肥拣瘦。
  ⑥古同“佻”，佻达。
  Example Words:

  挑选	tiāo xuǎn	to choose; to select
  挑拣	tiāo jiǎn	to pick and choose; to select
  挑夫	tiāo fū	porter
  百里挑一	bǎi lǐ tiāo yī	one in a hundred; cream of the crop
  挑食	tiāo shí	to be picky about food

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• Pinyin: tiǎo
  English Definition: to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
  Chinese Definition:
  ①挑逗；诱惑：“楚人有两妻者，人誂其长者，长者詈之；誂其少者，少者许之。”
  ②戏弄。
  ③古同“佻”，轻佻。
  ④用竿子棍棒等的一头举起或支起：挑起帘子。
  ⑤用条状物或有尖的东西拨开或弄出来：挑打。
  ⑥拨弄，引动：挑拨。挑动。挑头。
  Example Words:

  挑战	tiǎo zhàn	to challenge; challenge	HSK 5
  挑衅	tiǎo xìn	to provoke; provocation	HSK 6
  挑拨	tiǎo bō	to incite disharmony; to instigate	HSK 6
  挑逗	tiǎo dòu	to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate
  挑动	tiǎo dòng	to entice; to arouse; to provoke

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