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挑挑拣拣 — “To be meticulous or particular in selecting”

挑挑拣拣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be meticulous or particular in selecting”. To pick and choose carefully from many options, often implying a degree of fussiness or being selective.

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挑挑拣拣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挑挑拣拣 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挑
tiāo9carry on a shoulder pole
挑
tiāo9carry on a shoulder pole
拣
jiǎn8choose, select, pick out
拣
jiǎn8choose, select, pick out

Example Sentence with 挑挑拣拣

她买衣服总是挑挑拣拣,非要找到最合心意的才肯买。
She always picks and chooses when buying clothes, only willing to buy after finding what suits her best.

Idioms Related to 挑挑拣拣

Synonyms of 挑挑拣拣

  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy

More idioms starting with 挑

  • tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
  • tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
  • tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
  • tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
  • tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
  • tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
  • tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
  • tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available

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Questions about 挑挑拣拣

What does 挑挑拣拣 mean?

挑挑拣拣 (tiāo tiāo jiǎn jiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be meticulous or particular in selecting”.

How do you pronounce 挑挑拣拣?

挑挑拣拣 is pronounced tiāo tiāo jiǎn jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 挑挑拣拣?

挑:挑选;拣:分拣。指从中仔细挑选

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