[tiāo]
[动]
(用肩膀支起扁担来搬运) tote with a carrying pole; shoulder
carry two bundles of firewood on a shoulder pole
挑一担柴
be brave in shouldering heavy loads
勇挑重担
(挑选) choose; pick; select
pick at one's dinner
挑精拣肥地吃
choose a fine day to go for an outing
挑个好天去郊游
Will you help to choose a new tie for me?
你能帮我挑一条新领带吗?
He always picked the hardest and dirtiest jobs.
他总是挑最脏最累的活干。
(挑剔) nitpick
find fault with sb.; pick on sb.
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
[名]
(挑子) carrying pole with its load
[tiǎo]
[动]
(从一头支起) lift up; raise
lift up door curtain
挑起门帘
fight by torchlight; continue working by lamplight
挑灯夜战
(用细长物拨) poke; prick
prick blisters on one's sole with a needle
用针挑破脚底上的水泡
lance [prick] a boil
挑疔
poke a fire
挑火
Let's put all the cards on the table.
把问题挑开来说吧。
(挑拨; 挑动) instigate; incite; stir up
incite war
挑起战争
(刺绣用针挑线) cross stitch
[名]
(汉字的笔画) rising stroke (in Chinese characters)