find fault; pick a quarrel
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to find fault; to pick a quarrel; to nitpick
informalColloquial expression with the -r suffix (儿化), implying intentional fault-finding or starting an argument over trivial matters.
Tā他
zhuān专
ài爱
zhǎo找
chá茬
r儿
，
méi没
rén人
yuàn愿
yì意
lǐ理
tā他
。
He loves to find fault with others, so nobody wants to deal with him.
Nǐ你
bié别
méi没
shì事
zhǎo找
chá茬
r儿
，
wǒ我
yòu又
méi没
rě惹
nǐ你
。
Don't pick a fight for no reason; I didn't do anything to provoke you.
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Lǎo老
bǎn板
zǒng总
ài爱
zhǎo找
yuán员
gōng工
de的
chá茬
r儿
。
The boss always loves to nitpick the employees.