Chinese Word: 挑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挑Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:兆 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 桃窕逃恌

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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

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HSK 5	tiǎo zhàn	to challenge; challenge
挑衅HSK 6	tiǎo xìn	to provoke; provocation
挑拨HSK 6	tiǎo bō	to incite disharmony; to instigate
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

1		wǒ men 我们 bù néng bù 不能不 miàn duì 面对 tiǎo zhàn 挑战。 We cannot but face the challenge.
2		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 tiǎo zhàn 挑战 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 jí xiàn 极限。 He enjoys pushing his own limits.
3		tā 她 jiē shòu 接受 le 了 xīn 新 gōng zuò 工作 de 的 tiǎo zhàn 挑战。 She accepted the challenge of her new job.
4		tā 她 duì yú 对于 yī fu 衣服 yán sè 颜色 fēi cháng 非常 tiāo ti 挑剔。 She is very picky when it comes to the color of her clothes.
5		miàn duì 面对 tiǎo zhàn 挑战， wǒ men 我们 bù néng 不能 tuì suō 退缩。 In the face of challenges, we cannot retreat.

1		wǒ men 我们 bù néng bù 不能不 miàn duì 面对 tiǎo zhàn 挑战。 We cannot but face the challenge.
2		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 tiǎo zhàn 挑战 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 jí xiàn 极限。 He enjoys pushing his own limits.
3		tā 她 jiē shòu 接受 le 了 xīn 新 gōng zuò 工作 de 的 tiǎo zhàn 挑战。 She accepted the challenge of her new job.
4		tā 她 duì yú 对于 yī fu 衣服 yán sè 颜色 fēi cháng 非常 tiāo ti 挑剔。 She is very picky when it comes to the color of her clothes.
5		miàn duì 面对 tiǎo zhàn 挑战， wǒ men 我们 bù néng 不能 tuì suō 退缩。 In the face of challenges, we cannot retreat.