挑刺 tiāo cì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ tiu1 ci3
- to carp
- nitpicking
- petty criticism
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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
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- 单挑 單挑 dān tiǎo ㄉㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˇ daan1 tiu1 to pick
- 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ tiu1 dung6 to entice
- 挑唆 tiǎo suō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄛ tiu1 so1 to incite
- 挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 picky about food
- 挑嘴 tiǎo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 to sow discord
- 挑夫 tiāo fū ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄨ tiu1 fu1 porter
- 挑子 tiāo zi ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄗ tiu1 zi2 carrying pole and its load
- 挑弄 tiǎo nòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ tiu1 lung6 to incite
- 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2 to pick and choose
- 挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ tiu1 but6 to incite disharmony
- 挑明 tiǎo míng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tiu1 ming4 to illuminate
- 挑染 tiāo rǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄖㄢˇ tiu1 jim5 highlight (hair)
- 挑灯 挑燈 tiǎo dēng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ tiu1 dang1 to light a lamp
- 挑檐 挑簷 tiǎo yán ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ tiu1 jim4 eaves
- 挑花 tiǎo huā ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ tiu1 faa1 cross-stitch (embroidery)
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
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- 冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì ㄔㄨㄥ ㄘˋ cung1 ci3 (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash
- 讽刺 諷刺 fěng cì ㄈㄥˇ ㄘˋ fung3 ci3 to satirize
- 倒刺 dào cì ㄉㄠˋ ㄘˋ dou3 ci3 barb
- 刺中 cì zhòng ㄘˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ci3 zung3 to hit with a piercing blow
- 刺伤 刺傷 cì shāng ㄘˋ ㄕㄤ ci3 soeng1 to stab
- 刺儿 刺兒 cì r ㄘˋ ㄦ ci3 ji4 a thorn
- 刺刀 cì dāo ㄘˋ ㄉㄠ ci3 dou1 bayonet
- 刺史 cì shǐ ㄘˋ ㄕˇ ci3 si2 provincial governor (old)
- 刺字 cì zì ㄘˋ ㄗˋ ci3 zi6 to tattoo
- 刺客 cì kè ㄘˋ ㄎㄜˋ ci3 haak3 assassin
- 刺戟 cì jǐ ㄘˋ ㄐㄧˇ see 刺激
- 刺戳 cì chuō ㄘˋ ㄔㄨㄛ ci3 coek3 to stab; to pierce
- 刺探 cì tàn ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ ci3 taam3 to pry into
- 刺柏 cì bǎi ㄘˋ ㄅㄞˇ ci3 paak3 Chinese juniper
- 刺桐 cì tóng ㄘˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ci3 tung4 Indian coral tree
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
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- 寒风刺骨 寒風刺骨 hán fēng cì gǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ hon4 fung1 ci3 gwat1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
- 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi ㄇㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄟˋ mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
- 悬梁刺股 懸樑刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ jyun4 loeng4 ci3 gu2 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)