挑食
tiāo shí
Pinyin

Definition

挑食
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tiāo shí
  1. to be picky about food

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
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
挑拨
tiǎo bō
  1. 1 to incite disharmony
  2. 2 to instigate
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
挑食
tiāo shí
  1. 1 to be picky about food
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
甜食
tián shí
  1. 1 dessert
  2. 2 sweet
百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
  1. 1 one in a hundred
  2. 2 cream of the crop

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
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
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
  1. 1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
  2. 2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
  1. 1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
  1. 1 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
  1. 1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
  1. 1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
  2. 2 making eyes at sb
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
  1. 1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

Sample Sentences

然后睡前利尿的食物不要吃太多，多补充营养，别挑食。
ránhòu shuì qián lìniào de shíwù bùyào chī tài duō ，duō bǔchōng yíngyǎng ，bié tiāoshí 。
Do not eat too much food or drinks that help you urinate before sleep, replenish more nutritions, and don't be picky about food.
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听到了吗？别挑食，我们的小宝贝才会快快长大。
tīng dào le ma ？bié tiāoshí ，wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèi cái huì kuài kuài zhǎngdà 。
Did you hear that? Don't be picky about food, so that our little baby can grow up quickly.
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