挑剔

tiāo ti

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. picky
2. fussy

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 宽容 kuān róng 宽容 kuān róng lenient 挑剔指要求严苛，宽容则容忍度高: lenient

Related words

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• 讲究 jiǎng jiu 讲究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to 讲究有时带褒义，挑剔含贬义: to pay particular attention to

Synonyms

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• 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious 二者都指过分计较细节，挑剔更口语化: lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious

Usage notes

Collocations

挑剔常与“对…很挑剔”搭配，后接人或事物，如“他对食物很挑剔”。

Common mistakes

不能说“*挑剃”或“*挑剔别人不好”，应为“他对别人很挑剔”。

Example Sentences

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她买衣服时很 挑剔 。

She is very picky when buying clothes.

我不 挑剔 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3478420)

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Words Containing 挑剔

• 没得挑剔 没得挑剔 méi dé tiāo ti: excellent in every respect
• 无可挑剔 无可挑剔 wú kě tiāo ti: excellent in every respect

Child Words of 挑剔

• 挑 挑 tiāo: to carry on a shoulder pole
• 挑 挑 tiǎo: to raise
• 剔 剔 tī: to scrape the meat from bones