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tiāo

choose; pick

Usage note

是选择的意思,比如从很多水果中一个。

Tiāo shì xuǎnzé de yìsi, bǐrú cóng hěn duō shuǐguǒ zhōng tiāo yī gè.

Choose means to select, like picking one from many fruits.

Context note

买东西的时候,我们常常要自己喜欢的。

Mǎi dōngxi de shíhou, wǒmen chángcháng yào tiāo zìjǐ xǐhuān de.

When shopping, we often have to choose what we like.

5 examples

请你一个苹果。
qǐng nǐ tiāo yí gè píng guǒ。
Please choose an apple.
了一本故事书。
wǒ tiāo le yì běn gù shì shū。
I chose a storybook.
妈妈帮我衣服。
mā ma bāng wǒ tiāo yī fu。
Mom helps me choose clothes.
小明了一个大西瓜。
xiǎo míng tiāo le yí gè dà xī guā。
Xiao Ming chose a big watermelon.
我们一个玩具吧。
wǒ men tiāo yí gè wán jù ba。
Let's choose a toy.

5 mini stories

小红在水果店草莓。她了一篮最红的。
xiǎo hóng zài shuǐ guǒ diàn tiāo cǎo méi。 tā tiāo le yì lán zuì hóng de。
Xiao Hong chose strawberries at the fruit shop. She picked the reddest basket.
小明要一个生日礼物。他了一个小汽车。
xiǎo míng yào tiāo yí gè shēng rì lǐ wù。 tā tiāo le yí gè xiǎo qì chē。
Xiao Ming had to choose a birthday gift. He chose a small car.
妈妈让我一本书。我了一本图画书。
mā ma ràng wǒ tiāo yì běn shū。 wǒ tiāo le yì běn tú huà shū。
Mom let me choose a book. I chose a picture book.
大家自己喜欢的颜色。小红了粉色。
dà jiā tiāo zì jǐ xǐ huan de yán sè。 xiǎo hóng tiāo le fěn sè。
Everyone chose their favorite color. Xiao Hong chose pink.
小明了一个最大的气球。他开心地笑了。
xiǎo míng tiāo le yí gè zuì dà de qì qiú。 tā kāi xīn dì xiào le。
Xiao Ming chose the biggest balloon. He smiled happily.

Mini dialogue

选水果

A
你想吃什么水果?
Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme shuǐguǒ?
What fruit do you want to eat?
B
我想一个苹果。
Wǒ xiǎng tiāo yī gè píngguǒ.
I want to pick an apple.

选书

A
你在做什么?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在一本故事书。
Wǒ zài tiāo yī běn gùshì shū.
I am picking a storybook.

Related words and contrasts

similar
xuǎn
choose; select

Very similar to 挑, often used together as 挑选.

contrast
jiǎn
pick up

挑 means to choose, while 捡 means to pick up something from the ground.

similar
挑选
tiāo xuǎn
select; choose

A two-character word with the same meaning, more formal or complete.

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