找茬 (zhǎo chá) — to nitpick, to pick fault (deliberately finding minor flaws); to pick a quarrel, to provoke
Definition
找茬 means to deliberately pick fights or nitpick — looking for problems that may not really exist. Usually negative, describing someone who is being argumentative or fault-finding on purpose.
verb
to nitpickto pick fault (deliberately finding minor flaws)to pick a quarrelto provoke
Examples
- 找茬，。Tā zǒng xǐ huan zhǎo chá, duì shuí dōu bù mǎn yì.He always likes to nitpick and is never satisfied with anyone.
- ？Nǐ zhè shì zài zhǎo wǒ de chá ma?Are you trying to pick a quarrel with me?
- ，找茬。Bié méi shì zhǎo shì, gù yì zhǎo chá.Don't make trouble out of nothing and deliberately nitpick.
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