挑三拣四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì

to be picky; to be choosy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 25615th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
拣 jiǎn HSK 6
to choose; to pick; to sort out
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4