挑战 tiǎozhàn, [挑戰], to challenge/challenge 挑 tiāo/tiǎo, to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick, to raise/to dig up/to ... 挑选 tiāoxuǎn, [挑選], to choose/to select 挑起 tiǎoqǐ, to provoke/to stir up/to incite 挑剔 tiāoti, picky/fussy 挑逗 tiǎodòu, to provoke/to entice/to lure/to tantalize/to tease/to titillate 挑衅 tiǎoxìn, [挑釁], to provoke/provocation 挑战者 tiǎozhànzhě, [挑戰者], challenger 挑三拣四 tiāosānjiǎnsì, [挑三揀四], to be picky/to be choosy 挑拨 tiǎobō, [挑撥], to incite disharmony/to instigate 挑拨离间 tiǎobōlíjiàn, [挑撥離間], to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between 挑食 tiāoshí, to be picky about food 挑拣 tiāojiǎn, [挑揀], to pick and choose/to select 挑大梁 tiǎodàliáng, to play a leading role/to bear a heavy responsibility 撂挑子 liàotiāozi, (coll.) to quit one's job in disgust 百里挑一 bǎilǐtiāoyī, [百裡挑一], one in a hundred/cream of the crop 挑唆 tiǎosuō, to incite/to stir up/to instigate 挑动 tiǎodòng, [挑動], to entice/to arouse/to provoke 挑逗性 tiǎodòuxìng, provocative/tantalizing/titillating 挑毛病 tiāomáobìng, to nitpick/petty criticism/to nag 挑花 tiǎohuā, cross-stitch (embroidery) 挑夫 tiāofū, porter 千挑万选 qiāntiāowànxuǎn, [千挑萬選], to select very carefully 单挑 dāntiāo, [單挑], to pick/to choose/to fight a duel 嫌肥挑瘦 xiánféitiāoshòu, to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience 挑三窝四 tiǎosānwōsì, [挑三窩四], to sow discord everywhere 挑刺 tiāocì, to carp/nitpicking/petty criticism 挑口板 tiāokǒubǎn, fascia/eaves board 挑嘴 tiǎozuǐ, to sow discord/picky about food 挑头 tiǎotóu, [挑頭], to take the lead/to be first to (do sth)/to pioneer 挑头儿 tiǎotóur, [挑頭兒], erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头[tiǎo tóu] 挑子 tiāozi, carrying pole and its load 挑山工 tiāoshāngōng, laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles 挑弄 tiǎonòng, to incite/to provoke/to tease 挑战者号 TiǎozhànzhěHào, [挑戰者號], Space Shuttle Challenger 挑拔 tiǎobá, to provoke 挑拨是非 tiǎobōshìfēi, [挑撥是非], to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make... 挑明 tiǎomíng, to illuminate/to open up (a topic) 挑染 tiāorǎn, highlight (hair)/partial hair dye 挑檐 tiǎoyán, [挑簷], eaves 挑毛剔刺 tiāomáotīcì, to find fault/to carp/nitpicking 挑毛剔刺儿 tiāomáotīcìr, [挑毛剔刺兒], erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiāo máo tī cì] 挑灯 tiǎodēng, [挑燈], to light a lamp/to raise a lantern 挑灯夜战 tiǎodēngyèzhàn, [挑燈夜戰], to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night/to bu... 挑灯拨火 tiǎodēngbōhuǒ, [挑燈撥火], to sow discord/to provoke 挑肥嫌瘦 tiāoféixiánshòu, to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience 挑花眼 tiǎohuāyǎn, (fig.) to get cross-eyed/to be bewildered 无可挑剔 wúkětiāoti, [無可挑剔], excellent in every respect/flawless 柿子挑软的捏 shìzitiāoruǎndeniē, [柿子挑軟的捏], lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)/fig. it's th... 横挑鼻子竖挑眼 héngtiāobízishùtiāoyǎn, [橫挑鼻子豎挑眼], to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)/to criticize right and left 没得挑剔 méidétiāoti, [沒得挑剔], excellent in every respect/flawless 目挑心招 mùtiǎoxīnzhāo, the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious/making eyes at sb 精挑细选 jīngtiāoxìxuǎn, [精挑細選], to select very carefully 细挑 xìtiāo, [細挑], slender 迎接挑战 yíngjiētiǎozhàn, [迎接挑戰], to meet a challenge 鸡蛋里挑骨头 jīdànlitiāogǔtou, [雞蛋裡挑骨頭], to look for bones in an egg/to find fault/to nitpick (idiom)