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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

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How to write 挑 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

挑has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole; to pick, to choose

verbHSK 3.0 · L5

tiǎo

to provoke, to incite; to poke, to stir up

verbHSK 3.0 · L7-9

3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

How to Use 挑

Provocation and Challenge

Words involving challenging, inciting, or provoking conflict

挑战 • tiǎo zhàn • throw down the gauntlet; challenge • HSK 5

HSK 5

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jiē接

shòu受

le了

zhè这

ge个

jiān

Information

Pinyintiāo / tiǎo

Meaningto carry on a shoulder pole; to pick, to choose

Strokes9

Radical扌

Traditional挑

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1253

Zhuyinㄊㄧㄠ

UnicodeU+6311

CangjieQSMH

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The hand (扌) picks or selects, with 兆 indicating an omen or sign that guides the choice.

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

throw down the gauntlet; challenge

挑拨 • tiǎo bō • instigate; incite; foment • HSK 6

HSK 6

tiǎo挑

bō拨

instigate; incite; foment

挑衅 • tiǎo xìn • provoke; defiance • HSK 6

HSK 6

tiǎo挑

xìn衅

provoke; defiance

Selecting and Being Fussy

Words about choosing or being overly selective

挑剔 • tiāo ti • nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious • HSK 6

HSK 6

tiāo挑

ti剔

nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious

挑选 • tiāo xuǎn • to choose • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

tiāo挑

xuǎn选

to choose

艰

jù巨

de的

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

He accepted this difficult challenge.

tā他

gù故

yì意

yòng用

yán言

yǔ语

tiǎo挑

duì对

fāng方

shēng生

qì气

。

He deliberately used words to provoke the other party into getting angry.

tā她

zǐ仔

xì细

tiāo挑

xuǎn选

le了

yí一

jiàn件

piào漂

liang亮

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

She carefully selected a beautiful dress.

yé爷

ye爷

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

chén晨

qù去

jǐng井

biān边

tiāo挑

shuǐ水

。

Grandpa goes to the well to carry water every morning.

qǐng请

nǐ你

cóng从

zhè这

xiē些

píng苹

guǒ果

lǐ里

tiāo挑

yí一

gè个

zuì最

hǎo好

de的

。

Please pick the best one from these apples.

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批pīto criticize; refute; batch
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Characters pronounced "tiao".

迢tiáofar; distant
跳tiàoto jump, to leap, to bounce
调tiáoto adjust, to blend, or a tune
条tiáo[measure word for long pieces (hair, branch, trousers etc.)]
眺tiàoto gaze into the distance

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Characters with radical "扌".

拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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