Pinyin Dictionary results for "tiao"

variant of 鞗[tiao2]
frivolous; unsteady; delay
variant of 窕[tiao3]
lofty peak
variant of 岧[tiao2]
frivolous
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
(dialect) to exchange; to replace
scorch; western moon before sunrise
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
to gaze into the distance
ancestral hall
quiet and secluded; gentle, graceful, and elegant
broom
to sell grain
tinnitus
old variant of 苕[tiao2]
reed grass; Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)
cicada
have an audience
to tempt
to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
to jump; to climb over; to leap; to posture; a gangway
to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
remote
reins of leather
(literary) hair hanging down in front (children's hairstyle)
Korean sharpbelly (fish, Hemiculter leucisculus); chub
shed the milk teeth; young
挑三拣四
to be picky; to be choosy
挑三窝四
to sow discord everywhere
挑刺
to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
挑剔
picky; fussy
挑动
to entice; to arouse; to provoke
挑口板
fascia; eaves board
挑唆
to incite; to stir up; to instigate
挑嘴
to sow discord; picky about food
挑大梁
to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility
挑夫
porter
挑山工
laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
挑弄
to incite; to provoke; to tease
挑战
to challenge; challenge
挑战者
challenger
挑战者号
Space Shuttle Challenger
挑拔
to provoke
挑拣
to pick and choose; to select
挑拨
to incite disharmony; to instigate
挑拨是非
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief
挑拨离间
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑明
to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
挑染
highlight (hair); partial hair dye
挑毛剔刺
to find fault; to carp; nitpicking
挑毛剔刺儿
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
挑毛病
to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag
挑灯
to light a lamp; to raise a lantern
挑灯夜战
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil
挑灯拨火
to sow discord; to provoke
挑檐
eaves
挑肥嫌瘦
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
挑花
cross-stitch (embroidery)
挑花眼
(fig.) to get cross-eyed; to be bewildered
挑起
to provoke; to stir up; to incite
挑逗
to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate
挑逗性
provocative; tantalizing; titillating
挑选
to choose; to select
挑衅
to provoke; provocation
挑头
to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer
挑头儿
erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头[tiao3 tou2]
挑食
to be picky about food
条件
condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]
条件反射
conditioned reflex
条件反应
conditioned response
条件句
conditional clause
条件式
conditional
条件概率
conditional probability
条例
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条凳
bench
条分缕析
to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
条子
short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute
条幅
wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy); banner
条幅广告
banner advertisement
条几
long narrow table
条形
a bar; a strip
条形图
bar chart
条形燃料
fuel rods
条形码
barcode
条播
to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows)
条文
clause; explanatory section in a document
条斑窃蠹
furniture beetle
条畅
orderly and logical (of writing); luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous
条板箱
crate
条案
long narrow table
条条大路通罗马
all roads lead to Rome; use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
条条框框
fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory); regulations and restrictions
条款
clause (of contract or law); CL:項|项[xiang4]
条理
arrangement; order; tidiness
条痕
weal (e.g. from whipping); streak
条目
clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document); entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
条码
barcode
条约
treaty; pact; CL:個|个[ge4]
条纹
stripe
条纹噪鹛
(bird species of China) striated laughingthrush (Garrulax striatus)
条规
rule
条贯
system; sequence; order; procedures
条陈
to lay out (an argument) item by item; memorandum to a superior
眺望
to survey the scene from an elevated position
窕邃
abstruse; deep and profound
笤帚
whisk broom; small broom; CL:把[ba3]
调三窝四
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
调休
to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday; to compensate for resting on a workday by working on a holiday
调侃
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
调停
to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate
调停者
mediator; intermediary; go-between
调价
to raise or lower the price; price adjustment
调光器
dimmer
调制
to modulate; modulation
调制波
modulated wave (elec.)
调制解调器
modem
调剂
to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription
调匀
to blend (cooking); to mix evenly
调升
to adjust upward; to upgrade; (price) hike
调协
to harmonize; to match
调味
seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
调味剂
flavoring agent
调味品
seasoning; flavoring
调味料
seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
调味汁
dressing; sauce
调味肉汁
gravy
调和
harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; to compromise; mediation; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
调和分析
harmonic analysis (math.)
调和平均数
harmonic mean
调和振动
harmonic oscillation
调唆
to provoke; to stir up (trouble); to instigate
调嘴
to hold forth; to quibble
调嘴学舌
to incite trouble between people (idiom)
调幅
amplitude modulation (AM); size of an adjustment
调弄
to tease; to make fun of; to provoke; to stir up (trouble)
调律
to tune (e.g. piano)
调情
to flirt
调戏
to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
调控
to regulate; to control
调拨
to sow discord
调挡
gear shift
调摄
to nurse to health; to recuperate
调教
to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock)
调整
to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]
调料
condiment; seasoning; flavoring
调准
to adjust to the right value; to tune; to focus (a camera etc); to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
调焦
to focus
调理
to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
调皮
naughty; mischievous; unruly
调皮捣蛋
naughty; mischievous; to act up
调相
phase modulation
调研人员
research workers; survey and research workers
调笑
to tease; to poke fun at
调节
to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
调节器
regulator
调羹
spoon
调色
to blend colors; to mix colors
调色板
palette
调药刀
spatula
调制
to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
调解
to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
调训
to train; to care for and educate
调试
to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging
调谐
harmonious; to adjust; to tune (e.g. wireless receiver); to bring into harmony
调谑
to make fun of; to mock
调变
modulation; to modulate (electronics)
调资
wage adjustment; to raise or lower wages
调速
to adjust the speed
调适
to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment; adaptive
调配
to blend (colors, herbs); to mix
调酒
to mix drinks; cocktail
调酒器
(cocktail) shaker
调酒师
bartender
调门
valve
调降
(Tw) to lower (prices, interest rates etc); to reduce; to cut
调音
to tune (a musical instrument)
调频
frequency modulation; FM
调养
to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
调驯
to look after and train (animals)
跳一只脚
to hop on one leg
跳井
to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction)
跳伞
to parachute; to bail out; parachute jumping
跳价
price jump
跳出
to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly
跳出火坑
lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell; to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
跳动
to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about
跳弹
ricochet
跳房子
hopscotch; to play hopscotch
跳挡
(of a car) to slip out of gear; to pop out of gear
跳板
springboard; jumping-off point; gangplank
跳棋
Chinese checkers
跳槽
to change jobs; job-hopping
跳楼
to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)
跳水
to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
跳河
to drown oneself by jumping into the river
跳皮筋
to play rubber band jump rope
跳票
bounced (bank) check
跳级
to jump a year (at college)
跳级生
student who jumps a year
跳绳
to jump rope; jump rope
跳脚
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc)
跳台
diving platform; diving tower; landing platform
跳台滑雪
ski jumping
跳舞
to dance
跳蚤
flea
跳蚤市场
flea market
跳蛋
love egg (sex toy)
跳跳糖
Pop Rocks; popping candy
跳跃
to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip
跳进
to plunge into; to jump into
跳进黄河洗不清
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up; mired in controversy; in deep trouble
跳远
long jump (athletics)
跳闸
(of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip
跳集体舞
communal dancing
跳电
(of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip
跳频
frequency-hopping spread spectrum
跳马
vault (gymnastics)
跳高
high jump (athletics)
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