挑

nǐ qù tiāo sān kuāng tǔ guò lai

你去挑三筐土过来。

You go pick up three baskets of dirt.

zhè ge hé shang xià shān tiāo le liǎng kǔn chái

这个和尚下山挑了两捆柴。

The monk went down the mountain and picked up two bundles of firewood.

fù qīn yī dà zǎo jiù tiāo zhe cài dào jí shì shang qù le

父亲一大早就挑着菜到集市上去了。

Father went to the market early in the morning carrying vegetables.

wǒ xiǎng wèi nán péng you tiāo tiáo lǐng dài

我想为男朋友挑条领带。

I want to pick out a tie for my boyfriend.

qù chāo shì tiāo xǐ huan de mǎi bù yào pà huā qián

去超市挑喜欢的买，不要怕花钱。

Go to the supermarket to pick out what you like and don't be afraid to spend money.

wǒ men zhǔn bèi tiāo gè hǎo rì zi jié hūn

我们准备挑个好日子结婚。

We're going to pick a day to get married.

tā zǒng néng tiāo chū hěn duō máo bìng

他总能挑出很多毛病。

He always finds a lot of faults.

tā zǒng shì xǐ huan zài fù mǔ miàn qián tiāo wǒ de cuò

他总是喜欢在父母面前挑我的错。

He always likes to find fault with me in front of his parents.

tā tài tiāo le wǒ bù xiǎng hé tā xiāng chǔ

他太挑了，我不想和他相处。

He's too picky, so I don't want to spend time with him.

lǜ tiāo

绿挑

green shoulder pole with its load

liǎng tiāo shū cài

两挑蔬菜

two baskets of vegetables carried on a shoulder pole