tiǎo

HSK 4
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

挑 means to lift up; to prop up; to poke; to stir; to pick out. Pronounced tiǎo. HSK 4.

  • to lift up; to prop up
  • to poke; to stir; to pick out
  • to do embroidery with a raised stitch

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
bāng
lián
zi
tiǎo
lái
 

Please help me lift up the curtain.

yòng
zhú
gān竿
tiǎo
kāi
mén
shàng
de
guà
suǒ
 

He used a bamboo pole to pry open the padlock on the door.

yòng
jià
tiǎo
kāi
le
bèi
fēng
chuī
dào
shàng
de
chuāng
lián
 

She used a hanger to lift the curtain that had blown to the floor.

mín
yòng
cháng
gān
tiǎo
kāi
le
wǎng
de
jié
 

The fisherman used a long pole to untangle the fishing net.

tiǎo
le
tiǎo
méi
máo
biǎo
shì
jīng
 

He raised his eyebrows to show surprise.