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挑剔 (tiāo ti) — how to say "to be picky" in Chinese
挑剔
To be picky, to be fastidious
verb
Character composition
挑
to choose, to pick up
剔
to pick out, to remove
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Collocations
过分挑剔
guò fèn tiāo ti
be overly picky
挑剔的眼光
tiāo ti de yǎn guāng
critical eye
挑剔食物
tiāo ti shí wù
be picky about food
Examples
她对食物的味道总是很挑剔。
She is always very picky about the taste of food.
他很挑剔。
He is very picky.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to be picky" in Chinese?
"to be picky" in Chinese is 挑剔 (tiāo ti).
挑剔 meaning English
挑剔 (tiāo ti) means "To be picky, to be fastidious".
How is 挑剔 pronounced?
It is pronounced tiāo ti (written as tiao ti, tiaoti). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to be picky" in Chinese characters?
It is written 挑剔: 挑 has 9 strokes, 剔 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 挑剔?
挑剔 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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