Meaning of tiāo:
挑
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick; to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
Tā měi tiān dōu yào tiāo yī dàn shuǐ huí jiā.
他每天都要挑一担水回家。
He has to carry a load of water home every day on a shoulder pole.
Tā zǒng shì huā hěn cháng shíjiān lái tiāo yīfu.
他总是花很长时间来挑衣服。
He always spends a long time picking out clothes.
Tā zhèngzài shāngdiàn lǐ tiāo yī jiàn xīn yīfu.
她正在商店里挑一件新衣服。
She is picking out a new dress in the store.
Tā zǒng shì xǐ huān tiāo cì bié rén.
他总是喜欢挑刺别人。
He always likes to nitpick at others.
Tā xǐhuān zài xiánliáo shí tiǎo qǐ yǒuqù de huàtí.
他喜欢在闲聊时挑起有趣的话题。
He likes to raise interesting topics during chats.
Xiǎoshíhòu, tā xǐhuān zài huāyuán lǐ tiāo qiūyǐn.
小时候，他喜欢在花园里挑蚯蚓。
As a child, he liked to dig up worms in the garden.
Tā yòng gùnzi zài dì shàng tiǎo dòng.
他用棍子在地上挑洞。
He uses a stick to poke holes in the ground.
Tā yòng zhēn xiǎoxīn de tiǎo kāi bāoguǒ.
他用针小心地挑开包裹。
He carefully pricked open the package with a needle.
Tā zǒng shì xǐ huān tiǎo shì yǐ jī qǐ dà jiā de qíng xù.
他总是喜欢挑事以激起大家的情绪。
He always likes to incite things to stir up everyone's emotions.
Zài yóuxì zhōng, tā zǒng xǐhuan tiǎo qǐ zhēngyì.
在游戏中，他总喜欢挑起争议。
In the game, he always likes to stir up controversy.
