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挑 [tiāo] 动

1. ■ （用肩膀支起扁担来搬运） tote with a carrying pole; shoulder:

挑一担柴 carry two bundles of firewood on a shoulder pole;

勇挑重担 be brave in shouldering heavy loads

2. ■ （挑选） choose; pick; select:

挑精拣肥地吃 pick at one's dinner;

挑个好天去郊游 choose a fine day to go for an outing;

你能帮我挑一条新领带吗? Will you help to choose a new tie for me?

他总是挑最脏最累的活干。 He always picked the hardest and dirtiest jobs.

3. ■ （挑剔） nitpick:

横挑鼻子竖挑眼 find fault with sb.; pick on sb.

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1. ■ （挑子） carrying pole with its load

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1. ■ （用于成挑儿的东西）:

一挑儿菜 two baskets of vegetables carried on a shoulder pole

另见 tiǎo。