jiào​zhēn

serious

  • created sense approved 较真/較真 · jiào​zhēn · serious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    较真 / 較真

    jiào​zhēn

    serious

    to be serious; meticulous; to take something to heart or take it seriously

    较, 真

    较 (literal) → 较/較 · jiào · to compare 真 (literal) → 真 · zhēn · true

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 较真/較真 · jiào​zhēn · nitpicky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    较真 / 較真

    jiào​zhēn

    nitpicky

    to be overly critical or pedantic about small details; to argue or wrangle over trifles

    较 (literal) → 较/較 · jiào · to compare 真 (literal) → 真 · zhēn · true

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

    created sense