CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

挑

tiāoHSK 5

挑 (tiāo) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2

DEFINITIONS3

EXAMPLES4

01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

Englishto choose; to pick
- EX
  这些苹果都很新鲜，你随便挑几个吧。
  These apples are all fresh. Just pick a few you like.
- EX
  他在水果摊上挑了几个又大又红的苹果。
  He picked out several large, red apples at the fruit stall.

2

verb 动

Englishto pick; to choose; to find fault with
- EX
  他故意挑我的毛病，让我觉得很不舒服。
  He deliberately picks faults with me, which makes me feel very uncomfortable.
- EX
  他在队伍里挑了几个人出来负责这项工作。
  He picked a few people from the group to take charge of the task.
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