same as "较真"; to be overly serious; to stick to details; to nitpick
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to take something too seriously; to be overly meticulous; to nitpick
informalOften describes someone who insists on strict accuracy or correctness in a situation where others might be more flexible. Can carry a slight negative connotation of being stubborn or pedantic. This variant (叫真) is an alternative, less standard form of the more common "较真".
Tā他
zhè这
ge个
rén人
tè特
bié别
jiào叫
zhēn真
，
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
dōu都
yào要
biàn辩
lùn论
qīng清
chǔ楚
。
He's a person who takes things too seriously, always arguing to clarify even the smallest matter.
Bié别
tài太
jiào叫
zhēn真
le了
，
tā他
gāng刚
cái才
zhǐ只
shì是
kāi开
ge个
wán玩
xiào笑
。
Don't take it so seriously, he was just joking.
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Guān关
yú于
zhè这
ge个
shù数
zì字
，
tā他
jiào叫
zhēn真
le了
bàn半
tiān天
。
He nitpicked about this number for a long time.
Gōng工
zuò作
shàng上
xū需
yào要
jiào叫
zhēn真
，
dàn但
shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
bù不
bì必
。
You need to be meticulous at work, but sometimes it's not necessary in life.
Tā她
zuò做
shì事
tài太
jiào叫
zhēn真
，
lián连
biāo标
diǎn点
fú符
hào号
dōu都
yào要
jiǎn检
chá查
。
She is too particular when she works, even checking every punctuation mark.