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剔 tī

to pick out; to scrape off; picky

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
刂
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 易刂 ⿰易刂

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  1. 他对食物很挑剔。
    Tā duì shíwù hěn tiāoti.
    He's very picky about food.
    he to food very picky
  2. 你是不是太挑剔了？
    Nǐ shìbushì tài tiāoti le?
    Aren't you being too picky?
    you is-not-is too picky (particle)
  3. 别太挑剔了，随便吃点吧。
    Bié tài tiāoti le, suíbiàn chī diǎn ba.
    Don't be too picky, just eat something.
    don't too picky (particle), casually eat a-bit (particle)
  4. 他挑东西一点也不挑剔。
    Tā tiāo dōngxi yìdiǎn yě bù tiāoti.
    He isn't picky at all when choosing things.
    he pick thing a-bit also not picky
  5. 顾客对服务质量非常挑剔。
    Gùkè duì fúwù zhìliàng fēicháng tiāoti.
    Customers are extremely picky about service quality.
    customer to service quality very picky

Words with 剔 (1)