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挑

tiāo · tiǎo

to carry on a shoulder pole

HSK 5HSK 7–9
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Meanings of 挑 in English

tiāoHSK 5verbSyllabus #3128
  1. to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. to choose
  3. to pick
  4. to nitpick
tiǎoHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9444
  1. to raise
  2. to dig up
  3. to poke
  4. to prick
  5. to incite
  6. to stir up

Example sentences

  1. 他总是挑别人的毛病。
    tā zǒng shì tiāo bié rén de máo bìng。
    He is constantly finding fault with other people.
    Tatoeba #6822541 by basilhan · #291601 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Characters

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HSK words with 挑

挑选HSK 5挑战HSK 5挑剔HSK 7–9挑拨HSK 7–9挑衅HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences