挑U+63119 STROKES
Entry·pron. tiāo
ㄊㄧㄠ
“To carry something on a shoulder pole; to choose or select; to pick out; to provoke or incite; to poke or stir up; a type of embroidery stitch; a guitar playing technique.”
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- 挑戰ㄊㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˋto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge; to provoke into action or competition
- 挑選ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇto choose; to select; to pick out from a set of options
- 挑釁ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋto provoke; provocation; deliberately inciting conflict or confrontation
- 挑起ㄊㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˇto provoke; to stir up; to incite; to cause conflict or trouble deliberately
- 挑剔ㄊㄧㄠ ㄊㄧpicky; fussy; hard to satisfy; nitpicking; to find fault over small details.
- 挑戰性ㄊㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋchallenging; having the quality of a challenge; requiring effort or skill to overcome or complete.
- 挑出ㄊㄧㄠ ㄔㄨto pick out; to select from a group; to single out for special attention or criticism
- 挑戰賽ㄊㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˋ ㄙㄞˋchallenge match; qualifying competition held to determine entrants for a main tournament
- 挑撥ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛstir up discord; sow dissension; incite conflict between people; also: physically poke or prod
- 挑高ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄠreferring to the height from floor to ceiling inside a building; high-ceilinged
- 挑逗ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋto provoke; to tease flirtatiously; to sexually harass
- 挑動ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋto provoke; to incite; to trigger; to stir up (emotions, conflict, or unrest)
- 挑選出ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄔㄨto select and pick out; to choose from a group
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