挑刺
tiāo cì
Pinyin

Definition

挑刺
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tiāo cì
  1. to carp
  2. nitpicking
  3. petty criticism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
cì jī
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to upset
  4. 4 to stimulate
  5. 5 to excite
  6. 6 irritant
tiāo
  1. 1 to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to pick
  4. 4 to nitpick
tiǎo zhàn
  1. 1 to challenge
  2. 2 challenge
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin

Idioms (11)

寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng
  3. 3 zhuī cì gǔ]
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
  1. 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
  1. 1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
  2. 2 to burn the midnight oil