Meaning of 挑剔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tiāoti
- picky
- fussy
挑剔 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
别挑剔这、挑剔那的，叫你怎么做就怎么做。
Stop complaining and do as you're told.
他总是在挑剔别人的毛病。
He is always finding fault with others.
我不挑剔。
I'm not fussy.
你的想法简直无可挑剔。
Your idea leaves nothing to be desired.
我不挑剔，我什么都吃。
I'm not picky. I'll eat anything.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
挑 tiāo · to carry on a shoulder pole · 9 strokes
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剔 tī · to pick out · 10 strokes
- 1
- 2
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- 4
- 5
- 6
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- 10
Related words
Words that share a character with 挑剔.
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 挑选 | tiāoxuǎn | to choose; to select |
| 挑起 | tiǎoqǐ | to provoke; to stir up |
| 挑衅 | tiǎoxìn | to provoke; provocation |
| 剔除 | tīchú | to reject; to discard |
| 挑逗 | tiǎodòu | to provoke; to entice |
| 单挑 | dāntiǎo | to pick; to choose |
| 挑战者 | tiǎozhànzhě | challenger |
| 无可挑剔 | wúkětiāoti | excellent in every respect; flawless |
| 挑明 | tiǎomíng | to illuminate; to open up (a topic) |
| 挑拨 | tiǎobō | to incite disharmony; to instigate |
Questions about 挑剔
What does 挑剔 mean?
挑剔 (tiāoti) means "picky; fussy" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 挑剔?
挑剔 is made of 2 characters: 挑 (9 strokes), 剔 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 挑剔 an HSK word?
Yes. 挑剔 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.