挑三检四 — “To be overly picky and fastidious”
挑三检四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly picky and fastidious”. To find fault with everything; to be critical and demanding. Literally, “Pick three, inspect four”.
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挑三检四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑三检四 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 挑三检四
她买东西总是挑三检四，很难让她满意
She is always picky when shopping; it's hard to satisfy her.
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Synonyms of 挑三检四
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- tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- 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
- tiǎo挑bō拨shān煽huò惑sow discord and instigate trouble
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Open the tool →Questions about 挑三检四
What does 挑三检四 mean?
挑三检四 (tiāo sān jiǎn sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly picky and fastidious”.
How do you pronounce 挑三检四?
挑三检四 is pronounced tiāo sān jiǎn sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挑三检四 literally mean?
Literally, 挑三检四 means “Pick three, inspect four”. It is used to mean “to be overly picky and fastidious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑三检四?
指挑挑拣拣，嫌这嫌那。同“挑三拣四”。