pick faults; find fault; nitpick
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to deliberately pick on others' minor faults; to find fault; to pick a quarrel
dialectChiefly used in northern Chinese dialects. Carries a negative connotation of nitpicking or looking for excuses to criticize. Often implies provoking an argument over trivial matters.
Tā他
jiù就
ài爱
zhuā抓
chá茬
r儿
，
méi没
shì事
zhǎo找
shì事
。
He just loves to pick faults, looking for trouble when there is none.
Nǐ你
bié别
lǎo老
shì是
zhuā抓
chá茬
r儿
tiāo挑
wǒ我
de的
máo毛
bìng病
。
Don't always be finding fault and picking on my mistakes.
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Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
yī一
jiàn见
miàn面
jiù就
hù互
xiāng相
zhuā抓
chá茬
r儿
，
chǎo吵
de个
bù不
tíng停
。
As soon as those two meet, they start finding fault with each other and argue endlessly.