Definition
较真 describes someone who pays excessive attention to details and insists on strict accuracy, often in a way that others find unnecessary or nitpicky. It's a colloquial adjective used in everyday speech. Note that 较真 can also appear as a verb phrase meaning 'to take something seriously', but as an adjective it characterizes a person's behavior or attitude.
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nitpickyoverly meticulousinsisting on strict accuracy (often unnecessarily)
Examples
- 较真，。Tā zhège rén tài jiào zhēn le, lián biāodiǎn fúhào dōu yào gǎi.He is too nitpicky; he even has to change the punctuation marks.
- 较真，。Zài gōngzuò shàng jiào zhēn yīdiǎn bú shì huài shì, dàn bié tài guòfèn.Being meticulous at work isn't a bad thing, but don't overdo it.
- 较真，。Nǐ búyòng zhème jiào zhēn, dàjiā zhǐshì suíbiàn liáo liáo.You don't need to be so nitpicky; everyone is just chatting casually.
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