评头论足 píng tóu lùn zú

fig. to find fault in minor details; nitpicking

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21578th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to find fault in minor details
  2. 2. nitpicking
  3. 3. overcritical
  4. 4. judgmental
  5. 5. to remark upon a person's appearance
  6. 6. lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance

Characters

Character Meaning
评 píng HSK 4
to comment; to judge; to criticize
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
论 lùn HSK 4
to discuss; to talk about; to regard
足 zú HSK 2
to be sufficient; foot; ample