"挑" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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挑
Trad. 挑
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 扌冫儿冫
扌 + 兆
Prononciation
Mandarin tiāo; tiǎo
Entry Methods
Pinyin tiao1; tiao3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QLMO
手中一人
Sijiao 5201.3
Wubi RIQN
CNS 11643 1-5147
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+6311
GB2312 CCF4
BIG5 AC44
Results for 挑
挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
挑 tiǎo to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up
Results beginning with 挑
挑战 tiǎo zhàn to challenge / challenge
挑选 tiāo xuǎn to choose / to select
挑剔 tiāo ti picky / fussy
挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke / to stir up / to incite
挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke / to entice / to lure / to tantalize / to tease / to titillate
挑衅 tiǎo xìn to provoke / provocation
挑出 tiǎo chū corbel (in architecture)
挑拨 tiǎo bō to incite disharmony / to instigate
挑动 tiǎo dòng to entice / to arouse / to provoke
挑灯 tiǎo dēng to light a lamp / to raise a lantern
挑食 tiāo shí to be picky about food
挑刺 tiāo cì to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism
挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery)
挑夫 tiāo fū porter
挑唆 tiǎo suō to incite / to stir up / to instigate
挑拣 tiāo jiǎn to pick and choose / to select
挑拔 tiǎo bá to provoke
挑高 tiǎo gāo (architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of
挑高 tiāo gāo (architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of / ceiling height
挑明 tiǎo míng to illuminate / to open up (a topic)
挑弄 tiǎo nòng to incite / to provoke / to tease
挑染 tiāo rǎn highlight (hair) / partial hair dye
挑头 tiǎo tóu to take the lead / to be first to (do sth) / to pioneer
挑檐 tiǎo yán eaves
挑子 tiāo zi carrying pole and its load
挑嘴 tiǎo zuǐ to sow discord
挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ picky about food
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挑战者 tiǎo zhàn zhě challenger
挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility
挑毛病 tiāo máo bìng to nitpick / petty criticism / to nag
挑逗性 tiǎo dòu xìng provocative / tantalizing / titillating
挑山工 tiāo shān gōng laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
挑花眼 tiǎo huā yǎn (fig.) to get cross-eyed / to be bewildered
挑口板 tiāo kǒu bǎn fascia / eaves board
挑头儿 tiǎo tóu r erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头[tiao3 tou2]
挑拨离间 tiǎo bō lí jiàn to sow dissension (idiom) / to drive a wedge between
挑三拣四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì to be picky / to be choosy
挑战赠款  challenge grant
挑拨是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
挑灯拨火 tiǎo dēng bō huǒ to sow discord / to provoke
挑灯夜战 tiǎo dēng yè zhàn to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom) / fig. to work into the night / to burn the midnight oil
挑肥拣瘦 tiāo féi - jiǎn shòu (idiom) to cherry-pick / to pick the best parts for oneself / to be choosy
挑肥嫌瘦 tiāo féi xián shòu to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
挑毛剔刺 tiāo máo tī cì to find fault / to carp / nitpicking
挑三窝四 tiǎo sān wō sì to sow discord everywhere
挑战者号 Tiǎo zhàn zhě Hào Space Shuttle Challenger
挑毛剔刺儿 tiāo máo tī cì r erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
挑选庇护地点  asylum shopping
挑拣融资机制  facility shopping
Approximate Results for 挑
单挑 dān tiāo to pick / to choose / to fight a duel
高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1])
单挑 dān tiǎo to pick / to choose / to fight a duel / Taiwan pr. [dan1 tiao1]
撂挑 liào tiāo lit. to put down the load / to quit one's job or responsibiities
细挑 xì tiāo slender
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性挑逗  sexual advance
高挑子 gāo tiǎo zi tall person
撂挑子 liào tiāo zi (coll.) to quit one's job in disgust
精挑细选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully
百里挑一 bǎi lǐ tiāo yī one in a hundred / cream of the crop
目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom) / flirtatious / making eyes at sb
没得挑剔 méi dé tiāo ti excellent in every respect / flawless
千挑万选 qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn to select very carefully
无可挑剔 wú kě tiāo ti excellent in every respect / flawless
嫌肥挑瘦 xián féi tiāo shòu to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
迎接挑战 yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn to meet a challenge
全球挑战科  Global Challenges Section
千年挑战账户  Millennium Challenge Account
千年挑战契约  Millennium Challenge Compact
雨林挑战项目  Rainforest Challenge
鸡蛋里挑骨头 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou to look for bones in an egg / to find fault / to nitpick (idiom)
柿子挑软的捏 shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) / fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on / bullies pick soft targets
横挑鼻子竖挑眼 héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn to pick on sth incessantly (idiom) / to criticize right and left
剃头挑子一头热 tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)
亚洲一哩挑战赛 yà zhōu yī lī tiǎo zhàn sài Asian
金融发展挑战基金  Financial Development Challenge Fund
世纪挑战账户集团  Millennium Challenge Corporation
密克罗尼西亚挑战  Micronesia Challenge
横挑鼻子，竖挑眼 héng tiāo bí zi , shù tiāo yǎn to pick on sth incessantly / to criticize right and left
现代社会挑战委员会  Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society
共同迎接艾滋病的挑战  AIDS: Sharing the Challenge
航天飞机挑战者号灾难 háng tiān fēi jī tiǎo zhàn zhě hào zāi nàn Space
"迎接腐败挑战"国际会议  International Conference on Responding to Challenges of Corruption
1992年赫尔辛基文件－变革的挑战  Helsinki Document 1992 - The Challenges of Change
联合国对全球粮价挑战的统一对策  unified United Nations response to the global food price challenge
威胁、挑战和改革问题高级别小组  High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
1990年代全球挑战和国际反应专题讨论会  Symposium on Global Challenges and International Responses in the 1990s
穆斯林民族迎接21世纪挑战十年行动纲领  Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action
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