Translation

• to carry on a shoulder pole
• to choose
• to pick
• to nitpick

Synonyms

• 剔, 提
• 担
• 担, 挑水
• 剔, 剔出, 撬
• 挑唆, 挑拨, 挑拨离间, 捣鼓, 搬弄是非, 播弄, 离间, 调唆, 调弄, 间离, 鼓捣
• 分选, 卜, 取舍, 增选, 慎选, 抉择, 披沙拣金, 拣, 拣选, 择, 挑三拣四, 挑拣, 挑挑拣拣, 挑选, 捎, 提选, 摘, 摘取, 求同求异, 甄选, 精选, 选, 选取, 选择, 选料, 选萃, 选项, 采择
• 刺绣, 扎花, 挑花, 绣, 绣花

Examples

• 青年人总爱挑战极端。
  Young people are apt to go to extremes.
• 路上几乎没有车子， 所以我们挑了个好时间去纽约。
  There was little traffic, so we made good time on our trip to New York.
• 攀山是种既紧张刺激，又具挑战性的运动，因此特别受年青人欢迎。
  Mountaineering is attractive especially to young people because it is accompanied with hardships and adventures.