抠字眼 kōu zì yǎn

to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 54736th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words

Characters

Character Meaning
抠 kōu
to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); stingy
字 zì HSK 1
character; symbol; word
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole