挑拣 挑揀
挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2
- to pick and choose
- to select
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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
- 挑刺 tiāo cì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ tiu1 ci3 to carp
- 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)
拣 揀
- 分拣 分揀 fēn jiǎn ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fan1 gaan2 to sort (mail)
- 拣择 揀擇 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zaak6 (literary) to select
- 拣起 揀起 jiǎn qǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˇ gaan2 hei2 to pick up
- 拣选 揀選 jiǎn xuǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ gaan2 syun2 to select
- 白拣 白揀 bái jiǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ baak6 gaan2 a cheap choice
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- 翻拣 翻揀 fān jiǎn ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ faan1 gaan2 to browse and select
- 拣信室 揀信室 jiǎn xìn shì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ gaan2 seon3 sat1 mail sorting office
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 挑三拣四 挑三揀四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙˋ tiu1 saam1 gaan2 sei3 to be picky
- 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
- 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- 拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 to choose one's food carefully
- 暴力分拣 暴力分揀 bào lì fēn jiǎn ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ bou6 lik6 fan1 gaan2 rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
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