tiāo
r

common
verb
colloquial

Meaning of 挑刺儿

挑刺儿 means to nitpick; to find fault with; to carp at minor flaws. Pronounced tiāo cì r.

  • to nitpick; to find fault with; to carp at minor flaws

Definitions & Examples

jiù
ài
tiāo
r
 
kàn
shén
me
dōu
shùn
yǎn
 

He just loves to nitpick; nothing looks right to him.

bié
lǎo
shì
tiāo
r
le
 
zhè
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
zhí
de
ma
 

Don't always be finding fault. Is this little thing even worth it?

tiāo
r
shuō
zhè
dào
cài
tài
xián
le
 
xiǎng
shǎo
qián
 

The customer deliberately nitpicked, saying the dish was too salty, wanting to pay less.

men
zài
dàn
tiāo
r
 
yào
wèn
zhǎo
chū
lái
 

Even if we're picking bones out of an egg, we still need to find the problems.