挑

To carry on a shoulder pole in Chinese: 挑 (tiāo)

tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. 2to choose
  3. 3to pick
  4. 4to nitpick

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挑

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄠ

tiāo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈在市场挑了一些新鲜的菜。

    mā ma zài shì chǎng tiāo le yì xiē xīn xiān de cài。

    Mom picked out some fresh vegetables at the market.

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Related words

挑战

tiǎo zhàn

to challenge

挑选

tiāo xuǎn

to choose

挑起

tiǎo qǐ

to provoke

挑剔

tiāo ti

picky

挑衅

tiǎo xìn

to provoke

贴

tiē

to stick

停下

tíng xià

to stop

通知书

tōng zhī shū

written notice

童话

tóng huà

children's fairy tales

童年

tóng nián

childhood

统计

tǒng jì

statistics

投

tóu

to cast

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