tiǎo 
		to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo 
		to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			tiǎo bō 
		to incite disharmony
to instigate
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dòu 
		to provoke
to entice
to lure
to tantalize
to tease
to titillate
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dà liáng 
		to play a leading role
to bear a heavy responsibility
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo cì 
		to carp
nitpicking
petty criticism
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dēng 
		to light a lamp
to raise a lantern
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo qǐ 
		to provoke
to stir up
to incite
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dān tiāo 
		to pick
to choose
to fight a duel
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎi lǐ tiāo yī 
		one in a hundred
cream of the crop
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou 
		to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dòng 
		to entice
to arouse
to provoke
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo huā 
		cross-stitch (embroidery)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo bō lí jiàn 
		to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo rǎn 
		highlight (hair)
partial hair dye
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo jiǎn 
		to pick and choose
to select
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo míng 
		to illuminate
to open up (a topic)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo máo bìng 
		to nitpick
petty criticism
to nag
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dēng yè zhàn 
		to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
to burn the midnight oil
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo suō 
		to incite
to stir up
to instigate
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo zuǐ 
		to sow discord
picky about food
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dòu xìng 
		provocative
tantalizing
titillating
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo tóu 
		to take the lead
to be first to (do sth)
to pioneer
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo nòng 
		to incite
to provoke
to tease
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			héng tiāo bí zi , shù tiāo yǎn 
		to pick on sth incessantly
to criticize right and left
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo bō shì fēi 
		to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
to tell tales
to make mischief
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mù tiǎo xīn zhāo 
		the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
making eyes at sb
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liào tiāo 
		lit. to put down the load
to quit one's job or responsibiities
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo tóu r 
		erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头[tiao3 tou2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo sān wō sì 
		to sow discord everywhere
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiǎo dēng bō huǒ 
		to sow discord
to provoke
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo máo tī cì 
		to find fault
to carp
nitpicking
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xián féi tiāo shòu 
		to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo féi xián shòu 
		to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tiāo máo tī cì r 
		erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou 
		to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)