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挑三拣四

tiāo sān jiǎn sì

4-character word Traditional 挑三揀四

What 挑三拣四 means

1. to be picky
2. to be choosy

The characters in 挑三拣四

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 三sānthree; 3
• 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick; to sort out
• 四sìfour; 4

Example sentences

• 不要对人家送的礼物挑三拣四，嫌东嫌西的。
  Bù yào duì rénjia sòng de lǐwù tiāosānjiǎnsì, xián dōng xián xī de.
  Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.