to pick, to choose, to carry on a shoulder pole
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HSK Vocabulary: 挑
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 挑 is used in context
1
tā他
jiē接
shòu受
le了
zhè这
ge个
jiān艰
jù巨
de的
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
。
He accepted this difficult challenge.
2
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.
3
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.
4
wǒ我
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
nǐ你
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
。
I challenge you to play a game.
5
xué学
xí习
xīn新
yǔ语
yán言
shì是
yí一
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
。
Learning a new language is an interesting challenge.
6
tā他
jué决
dìng定
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
zì自
jǐ己
，
cān参
jiā加
mǎ马
lā拉
sōng松
bǐ比
sài赛
。
He decided to challenge himself by participating in a marathon.
7
tā她
chī吃
dōng东
xī西
hěn很
tiāo挑
tī剔
，
zhǐ只
chī吃
xǐ喜
huān欢
de的
shí食
wù物
。
She is very picky about food and only eats what she likes.
8
tā他
duì对
gōng工
zuò作
yāo要
qiú求
hěn很
tiāo挑
tī剔
，
zǒng总
shì是
zhuī追
qiú求
wán完
měi美
。
He is very demanding about work and always strives for perfection.
9
zhè这
wèi位
tiāo挑
tī剔
de的
gù顾
kè客
duì对
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
měi每
gè个
xì细
jié节
dōu都
tí提
chū出
le了
yì意
jiàn见
。
This picky customer gave feedback on every detail of the restaurant.
10
tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
tiǎo挑
bō拨
bié别
rén人
chǎo吵
jià架
。
He likes to stir up arguments between others.
Information
Traditional挑
Radical扌
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1253
Zhuyinㄊㄧㄠ
Components—
UnicodeU+6311
CangjieQSMH
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality