挑

tāo

only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “walking back and forth; coming and going”)

Wiktionary

Homographs

挑 tiāo
  1. to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. to choose
  3. to pick
  4. to nitpick
挑 tiǎo
  1. to raise
  2. to dig up
  3. to poke
  4. to prick
  5. to incite
  6. to stir up

Examples

这只狗挑了。

This dog jumped.

Source: Tatoeba

给我挑一颗苹果。

Pick me an apple.

Source: Tatoeba

我挑不出他的毛病。

I can't find fault with him.

Source: Tatoeba

他总是挑别人的毛病。

He is constantly finding fault with other people.

Source: Tatoeba

她花了好长时间挑帽子。

It took her a long time to choose a hat.

Source: Tatoeba

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Containing this entry

担经挑 dānjīngtiǎo
挑起 tiāoqǐ
担挑 dāntiāo
挑错 tiāocuò
挑事 tiǎoshì
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