Meaning
carry on a pole; choose; incite
Chinese: 挑选、挑起，也指用肩挑。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 挑 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- 挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select
- 挑衅tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation
- 挑剔tiāo tipicky; fussy
- 挑拨tiǎo bōto incite disharmony; to instigate
Example Sentence
妈妈在市场上挑了一些新鲜的蔬菜。Mā ma zài shì chǎng shàng tiāo le yì xiē xīn xiān de shū cài.Mom picked some fresh vegetables at the market.
妈妈Mā mamama在zàiat市场shì chǎngmarketplace上shàngon挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pol了le(completed action)一yìone些xiēsome新鲜xīn xiānfresh (experience, food et的deof蔬菜shū càivegetables。