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挑

tiāo · tiao/tiǎo · tiao

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Meaning

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tiāo 挑

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

tiǎo 挑

  1. to raise
  2. to dig up
  3. to poke
  4. to prick
  5. to incite
  6. to stir up
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Picking a watermelon

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，我想(wǒxiǎng)挑(tiāo)一个(yīgè)西瓜(xīguā)。

    Boss, I want to pick a watermelon.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)会(huì)挑(tiāo)吗(ma)？

    Can you pick one?

  3. Liangliang

    会(huì)，我(wǒ)拍一拍(pāiyīpāi)，听(tīng)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Yes. I tap it and listen to the sound.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)挑好(tiāohǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So have you picked one?

  5. Liangliang

    挑(tiāo)了(le)半天(bàntiān)，老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)都(dōu)一样甜(yīyàngtián)。

    I picked for ages, and the boss says they are all equally sweet.

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In a sentence

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01

他(tā)总(zǒng)是(shì)挑(tiāo)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)毛(máo)病(bìng)。

He is constantly finding fault with other people.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)挑(tiāo)了(le)两(liǎng)个(gè)中(zhōng)更(gèng)便(pián)宜(yi)的(de)那(nà)个(gè)。

I chose the less expensive one of the two.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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