Explore in 3D3D

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tiāo/tiǎo

to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose

HSK 3.0 · Level 4 verb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

1 form

Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

tiāo as in 挑选 tiao1

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

tiǎo as in 挑战 tiao3

to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up

Example sentences

tā 他 zǒngshì 总是 tiāo 挑 biéren 别人 de 的 máobìng 毛病。

He is constantly finding fault with other people.
wǒ 我 tiāo 挑 bù 不 chū 出 tā 他 de 的 máobìng 毛病。

I can't find fault with him.
zhè 这 zhī 只 gǒu 狗 tiāo 挑 le 了。

This dog jumped.
tā 她 huā 花 le 了 hǎozhǎng 好长 shíjiān 时间 tiāo 挑 màozi 帽子。

It took her a long time to choose a hat.

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