挑 (w)

(tiāo) to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick

挑 (w)

(tiǎo) to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up

挑三拣四 (w)

(tiāosānjiǎnsì) to be picky; to be choosy

挑三窝四 (w)

(tiǎosānwōsì) to sow discord everywhere

挑刺 (w)

(tiāocì) to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism

挑剔 (w)

(tiāoti) picky; fussy

挑动 (w)

(tiǎodòng) to entice; to arouse; to provoke

挑口板 (w)

(tiāokǒubǎn) fascia; eaves board

挑唆 (w)

(tiǎosuō) to incite; to stir up; to instigate

挑嘴 (w)

(tiǎozuǐ) to sow discord; picky about food

挑大梁 (w)

(tiǎodàliáng) to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility

挑夫 (w)

(tiāofū) porter

挑弄 (w)

(tiǎonòng) to incite; to provoke; to tease

挑战 (w)

(tiǎozhàn) to challenge; challenge

挑战者 (w)

(tiǎozhànzhě) challenger

挑战者号 (w)

(tiǎozhànzhěhào) space shuttle Challenger

挑拔 (w)

(tiǎobá) to provoke

挑拣 (w)

(tiāojiǎn) to pick and choose; to select

挑拨 (w)

(tiǎobō) to incite disharmony; to instigate

挑拨是非 (w)

(tiǎobōshìfēi) to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief

挑拨离间 (w)

(tiǎobōlíjiàn) to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

挑明 (w)

(tiǎomíng) to illuminate; to open up (a topic)

挑染 (w)

(tiāorǎn) highlight (hair); partial hair dye

挑毛剔刺 (w)

(tiāomáotīcì) to find fault; to carp; nitpicking

挑毛剔刺儿 (w)

(tiāomáotīcìr) erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺, to find fault; to carp; nitpicking

挑毛病 (w)

(tiāomáobìng) to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag

挑灯 (w)

(tiǎodēng) to light a lamp; to raise a lantern

挑灯夜战 (w)

(tiǎodēngyèzhàn) to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil

挑灯拨火 (w)

(tiǎodēngbōhuǒ) to sow discord; to provoke

挑檐 (w)

(tiǎoyán) eaves

挑肥嫌瘦 (w)

(tiāoféixiánshòu) to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑花 (w)

(tiǎohuā) cross-stitch (embroidery)

挑花眼 (w)

(tiǎohuāyǎn) (fig.) to get cross-eyed; to be bewildered

挑起 (w)

(tiǎoqǐ) to provoke; to stir up; to incite

挑逗 (w)

(tiǎodòu) to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate

挑逗性 (w)

(tiǎodòuxìng) provocative; tantalizing; titillating

挑选 (w)

(tiāoxuǎn) to choose; to select

挑衅 (w)

(tiǎoxìn) to provoke; provocation

挑头 (w)

(tiǎotóu) to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer

挑头儿 (w)

(tiǎotóur) erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头, to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer

挑食 (w)

(tiāoshí) to be picky about food