tiāo​titiāo​tī HSK7

to nitpick

  • created sense approved 挑剔 · tiāo​ti · to nitpick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tiāo​ti

    to nitpick

    to pick on details; to be overly critical or fussy; to nitpick

    tiāo​tī

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to nitpick 剔 (literal) → 剔 · tī · to weed out

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  • created sense approved 挑剔 · tiāo​tī · to poke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tiāo​tī

    to poke

    (literary) to poke or stir; to trim a lamp wick; to adjust a fire with a tool

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to poke up 剔 (literal) → 剔 · tī · to pick

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挑剔 · tiāo​tī · to carve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tiāo​tī

    to carve

    (literary) to carve; to shape; to sculpt or refine through careful effort

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to choose 剔 (literal) → 剔 · tī · to weed out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense