Dictionary/挑

挑

挑 tiāo

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

Characters

Examples

tā她huā花le了hǎo好cháng长shí jiān时间tiāo挑mào zi帽子。
她花了好长时间挑帽子。
It took her a long time to choose a hat.
我挑不出他的毛病。
I cannot find fault with him.
他总是挑别人的毛病。
He is constantly finding fault with other people.

See also: words & characters pronounced tiāo