挑刺
tiāo cì
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刺
cī
  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
刺激
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
挑
tiāo
  1. 1 to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to pick
  4. 4 to nitpick
挑战
tiǎo zhàn
  1. 1 to challenge
  2. 2 challenge
刺客
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin
刺激性
cì jī xìng
  1. 1 thrilling
  2. 2 exciting
  3. 3 stimulating
  4. 4 irritating
  5. 5 provocative
  6. 6 pungent
  7. 7 spicy
刺痛
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
刺绣
cì xiù
  1. 1 to embroider
  2. 2 embroidery
刺猬
cì wei
  1. 1 hedgehog
刺身
cì shēn
  1. 1 sashimi
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
单挑
dān tiāo
  1. 1 to pick
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to fight a duel
挑剔
tiāo ti
  1. 1 picky
  2. 2 fussy
挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn
  1. 1 (fig.) to get cross-eyed
  2. 2 to be bewildered
挑起
tiǎo qǐ
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to stir up
  3. 3 to incite
挑选
tiāo xuǎn
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to select
挑衅
tiǎo xìn
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 provocation
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
  1. 1 one in a hundred
  2. 2 cream of the crop

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 see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , 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
柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
  1. 1 lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
  3. 3 bullies pick soft targets
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
  1. 1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
  2. 2 making eyes at sb
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
  1. 1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 uneasy and nervous
  3. 3 to be on pins and needles
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
  1. 1 to look for bones in an egg
  2. 2 to find fault
  3. 3 to nitpick (idiom)
头悬梁，锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

Sample Sentences