make excessive demands; be overcritical
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to make excessive demands; to nitpick; to be overcritical
formalOften implies imposing unrealistic or unnecessarily strict standards on someone or something.
Tā他
duì对
xì细
jié节
de的
yāo要
qiú求
jìn近
hū乎
kē苛
qiú求
。
His demands for details border on nitpicking.
Fù父
mǔ母
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
duì对
hái孩
zi子
tài太
kē苛
qiú求
。
Parents shouldn't be too demanding of their children.
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Bù不
yào要
kē苛
qiú求
yú于
rén人
，
měi每
gè个
rén人
dōu都
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jú局
xiàn限
。
Don't be overly critical of others; everyone has their own limitations.
Tā他
duì对
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
zǒng总
shì是
kē苛
qiú求
wán完
měi美
。
He is always excessively demanding about the perfection of his own work.
Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
lèi累
，
dàn但
lǎo老
bǎn板
cóng从
bù不
kē苛
qiú求
yuán员
gōng工
jiā加
bān班
。
This job is tiring, but the boss never makes excessive demands for overtime.