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剔

tī

to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc)

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Ancient forms

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Meaning

tī ti1

to scrape the meat from bones
to pick (teeth etc)
to weed out

Example sentences

tā 他 zǒngshì 总是 zài 在 tiāoti 挑剔 biéren 别人 de 的 máobìng 毛病。

He is always finding fault with others.
wǒ 我 bù 不 tiāoti 挑剔， wǒ 我 shénme 什么 dōu 都 chī 吃。

I'm not picky. I'll eat anything.
tā 他 duì 对 xīzhuāng 西装 hé 和 lǐngdài 领带 de 的 xuǎnzé 选择 fēicháng 非常 tiāoti 挑剔。

He's picky about suits and ties.
wǒ 我 bù 不 tiāoti 挑剔。

I'm not fussy.

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