斤斤计较 (jīn jīn jì jiào) — to fuss over minor details; to be overly concerned with small gains or losses

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• 他这个人太斤斤计较了，连几块钱都要算得清清楚楚。
  Tā zhè ge rén tài jīn jīn jì jiào le, lián jǐ kuài qián dōu yào suàn dé qīng qīng chǔ chǔ.
  He fusses over every little thing — he even has to calculate every single dollar clearly.
• 在合作中，不要总是斤斤计较，否则会影响大家的士气。
  Zài hé zuò zhōng, bú yào zǒng shì jīn jīn jì jiào, fǒu zé huì yǐng xiǎng dà jiā dī shì qì.
  When working together, don't always haggle over trifles, or it will hurt everyone's morale.
• 斤斤计较的人往往活得很累，因为他们把精力都花在小事上了。
  jīn jīn jì jiào De rén wǎng wǎng huó dé hěn lèi, yīn wèi tā men bǎ jīng lì dōu huā zài xiǎo shì shàng le.
  People who fuss over every little thing often live very tiredly, because they spend all their energy on small matters.