挑 [tiāo]

• 动词
  • （用肩膀支起扁担来搬运） tote with a carrying pole; shoulder:

    carry two bundles of firewood on a shoulder pole;

    挑一担柴

    be brave in shouldering heavy loads

    勇挑重担

  • （挑选） choose; pick; select:

    pick at one's dinner;

    挑精拣肥地吃

    choose a fine day to go for an outing;

    挑个好天去郊游

  • （挑剔） nitpick:

    find fault with sb.; pick on sb.

    横挑鼻子竖挑眼

• 名词
  • （挑子） carrying pole with its load
• 量词
  • （用于成挑儿的东西）:
  • （用于成挑儿的东西）:

    two baskets of vegetables carried on a shoulder pole

    一挑儿菜

挑 [tiǎo]

• 动词
  • （从一头支起） lift up; raise:

    lift up door curtain;

    挑起门帘

    fight by torchlight; continue working by lamplight

    挑灯夜战

  • （用细长物拨） poke; prick:

    prick blisters on one's sole with a needle;

    用针挑破脚底上的水泡

    lance [prick] a boil;

    挑疔

  • （挑拨; 挑动） instigate; incite; stir up:

    incite war

    挑起战争

  • （刺绣用针挑线） cross stitch
• 名词
  • （汉字的笔画） rising stroke (in Chinese characters)