tiāo sān jiǎn sì

Traditional: 挑三揀四

挑三拣四 (tiāo sān jiǎn sì) is a Chinese word meaning “to be picky; to be choosy”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be picky
  2. 2to be choosy

Characters in 挑三拣四

挑tiāo · to carry on a shoulder pole三sān · three拣jiǎn · to choose四sì · four

Related words

三three三surname San四four挑战to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge挑to carry on a shoulder pole挑to raise三明治(loanword) sandwich四处all over the place挑选to choose三十thirty四周all around周四Thursday

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