挑三拣四(tiāo sān jiǎn sì)

4 charactersTrad. 挑三揀四

to be picky

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Word information

Pinyin
tiāo sān jiǎn sì
Meaning
to be picky
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
挑三揀四

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