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挑剔

tiāo ti · tiao ti

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. picky
  2. fussy

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)挑(tiāo)剔(ti)，我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)吃(chī)。

I'm not picky. I'll eat anything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Eccles17 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)对(duì)西(xī)装(zhuāng)和(hé)领(lǐng)带(dài)的(de)选(xuǎn)择(zé)非(fēi)常(cháng)挑(tiāo)剔(ti)。

He's picky about suits and ties.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xiuqin · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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