tiāo

★ Core word

Definition

tiāo A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Verb
  1. to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. to choose
  3. to pick
  4. to nitpick
tiǎo C1–C2 Level 7
Verb
  1. to raise
  2. to dig up
  3. to poke
  4. to prick
  5. to incite
  6. to stir up

Stroke order

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Example

她在水果攤前挑了半天。

She spent ages picking at the fruit stall.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).