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to nitpick

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tiao1ti1 tiāotī

Alternative Pinyin

tiao1ti5 tiāoti

Meaning


Primary

to nitpick

Alternatives

nitpick, nitpicking, nitpicks, nitpicked, nitpicky, picky

Mnemonic


挑剔 To nitpick is 挑 to select something and then 剔 to pick out every little small detail from it that isn't 100% perfect.

Usage


他 總是 挑剔 別人 的 工作。

He always nitpicks others' work.

她 對 食物 特別 挑剔。

She is especially nitpicky about food.

老闆 挑剔 了 報告 的 每 個 細節。

The boss nitpicked every detail of the report.

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