serious; meticulous; pedantic
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
meticulous; serious; pedantic
dialectOften implies being serious about details to a fault. Can have a neutral or slightly negative connotation when someone is being overly pedantic. Primarily used in northern dialects (like Beijing Mandarin). The variant '叫真儿' (jiàozhēnr) is common in speech.
Tā他
bàn办
shì事
hěn很
jiào叫
zhēnr真
yī儿
，
diǎn一
xì点
jié细
dōu节
bú都
fàng不
guò放
过
。
He is very meticulous when handling affairs; he doesn't let any detail slide.
Nǐ你
bié别
tài太
jiào叫
zhēn真
le了
，
zhè这
yòu又
bú不
shì是
shén什
me么
yuán原
zé则
wèn问
tí题
。
Don't be so pedantic; this isn't a matter of principle.
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Tā他
shì是
gè个
jiào叫
zhēn真
de的
rén人
，
fán凡
shì事
dōu都
yào要
wèn问
gè个
míng明
bai白
。
He is a meticulous person who wants to get to the bottom of everything.
verb
to take seriously; to be particular about
dialectUsed as a verb, often in the structure '跟/和...叫真' (to be particular with someone/about something).
Tā他
jiù就
ài爱
gēn跟
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
shì事
qing情
jiào叫
zhēnr真
儿
。
He just loves to make a big deal out of such trivial matters.
Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
jiào叫
zhēn真
，
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
xīn心
qíng情
bù不
hǎo好
。
Don't be particular with him; he's in a bad mood today.