tiǎo
斢
challenge; provoke; exchange
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to exchange; to swap; to switch
dialectRegional dialect usage, commonly found in certain Mandarin varieties and rural speech, particularly when referring to exchanging goods or seeds.
tiǎo挑
gǔ谷
zhǒng种
to exchange grain seeds
zhè这
liǎng两
dài袋
zhǒng种
zi子
tiǎo挑
yī一
xià下
，
bǎ把
nà那
dài袋
huài坏
de的
huàn换
chū出
qù去
。
Swap these two bags of seeds, and exchange the bad one for a good one.
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tā他
men们
jīng经
cháng常
tiǎo挑
liáng粮
shi食
，
hù互
xiāng相
bǔ补
chōng充
bù不
zú足
de的
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
They often exchange grain with each other to supplement varieties they lack.