挑剔

tiāo ti

HSK 7–9

Meaning

过于严格地挑选或指责；吹毛求疵。

To be overly critical or particular; to nitpick.

常用于描述某人对细节要求过高，难以满足，有时带贬义。

Often used to describe someone who is excessively demanding about details and hard to please, sometimes with a negative connotation.

1 他对食物非常挑剔，只吃最贵的餐厅。 (He is very picky about food and only eats at the most expensive restaurants.)
2 老板挑剔他的每一个错误，让他很不舒服。 (The boss nitpicks every mistake he makes, making him very uncomfortable.)
3 她这么挑剔，很难找到合适的室友。 (She is so picky that it's hard to find a suitable roommate.)
4 别太挑剔了，这份工作已经很不错了。 (Don't be too picky; this job is already pretty good.)
5 这位顾客很挑剔，要求换了好几次商品。 (This customer is very picky and asked to exchange the product several times.)

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