挑刺
挑刺 tiāo cì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ tiu1 ci3
- to carp
- nitpicking
- petty criticism
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
挑
- 挑剔 tiāo ti ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄊㄧ tiu1 tik1 picky
- 挑战挑戰 tiǎo zhàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ tiu1 zin3 to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 挑选挑選 tiāo xuǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ tiu1 syun2 to choose
- 挑衅挑釁 tiǎo xìn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tiu1 jan6 to provoke; provocation
- 单挑單挑 dān tiǎo ㄉㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˇ daan1 tiu1 to pick
刺
- 刺杀刺殺 cì shā ㄘˋ ㄕㄚ ci3 saat3 to assassinate
- 刺激 cì jī ㄘˋ ㄐㄧ ci3 gik1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
- 刺绣刺繡 cì xiù ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ci3 sau3 to embroider
- 刺耳 cì ěr ㄘˋ ㄦˇ ci3 ji5 ear-piercing
- 刺骨 cì gǔ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ ci3 gwat1 piercing
- 冲刺衝刺 chōng cì ㄔㄨㄥ ㄘˋ cung1 ci3 (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash
Idioms with these characters
- 目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ muk6 tiu1 sam1 ziu1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
- 挑拨离间挑撥離間 tiǎo bō lí jiàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
- 挑拨是非挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ tiu1 but6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 挑灯夜战挑燈夜戰 tiǎo dēng yè zhàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄢˋ tiu1 dang1 je6 zin3 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
- 挑肥拣瘦挑肥揀瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ tiu1 fei4 gaan2 sau3 (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy