nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
挑剔 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她对食物很挑剔，只吃自己喜欢的。 Tā duì shíwù hěn tiāotì, zhǐ chī zìjǐ xǐhuān de. - She is very picky about food and only eats what she likes.
他对衣服的质量非常挑剔。 Tā duì yīfú de zhìliàng fēicháng tiāotì. - He is very picky about the quality of clothes.
这个客户对服务要求很高，非常挑剔。 Zhège kèhù duì fúwù yāoqiú hěn gāo, fēicháng tiāotì. - This client has high demands for service and is very picky.
他的挑剔使得他很难找到满意的工作。 Tā de tiāotì shǐdé tā hěn nán zhǎodào mǎnyì de gōngzuò. - His pickiness makes it hard for him to find a satisfactory job.
她挑剔的品味使得她成为时尚圈的名人。 Tā tiāotì de pǐnwèi shǐdé tā chéngwéi shíshàng quān de míng rén. - Her picky taste made her a celebrity in the fashion industry.
Characters
挑 tiǎo - choose, select, carry things on a shoulder pole; shoulder pole with its load; load carried on a shoulder pole |
剔 tī - pick meat from bones; clean, pick (fingernails or teeth); pick out and discard |