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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

挑剔 [tiāotī]
  1. 1. verb nitpick
    他的工作无可挑剔
    You can't find fault with his work.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

挑剔 [tiāotī]
  1. 1. nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious; fault; fussy
    总的来说,这个计划是好的,我们不应过于挑剔
    On the whole it's a good plan and we shouldn't nitpick.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

挑剔 [tiāotī]
  1. 1. 在细节上过分地找毛病
    对别人不要过于挑剔

Examples

他对工作不挑剔,无论多累都肯干。
He is ready to do the work however hard it is.
没有十全十美的人,你不要过分挑剔他的毛病。
There is no perfect person. Don't always find fault with him.
人家可是一表人才,你还挑剔什么啊。
He is a man of striking appearance, what are you criticizing for?
我们嫌老板太挑剔
We dislike our boss because he's too fussy.
从正面看,从侧面看,这尊雕塑都无可挑剔
a hard customer
挑剔的顾客

Collocations

百般挑剔
a fastidious manner
过分挑剔
excessively fastidious
无可挑剔
faultless
挑剔的目光
hypercritical eyes
挑剔的观众
a critical audience
挑剔食物
to be fastidious about food
挑剔得很
very fastidious

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