挑拣 (挑揀)
tiāo jiǎn
Pinyin
Definition
挑拣 (挑揀)
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- to pick and choose
- to select
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
挑拨是非
- 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 2 to tell tales
- 3 to make mischief
挑拨离间
- 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑灯夜战
- 1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
- 2 to burn the midnight oil
柿子挑软的捏
- 1 lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
- 2 fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
- 3 bullies pick soft targets
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
- 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
- 2 to criticize right and left