苛求 (kē qiú) — to make excessive demands; to be over-critical

Definition

Examples

• 不要对员工苛求太多，他们已经很努力了。
  Bú yào duì yuán gōng kē qiú tài duō, tā men yǐ jīng hěn nǔ lì le.
  Don't make too many excessive demands on the employees; they are already working hard.
• 他对自己苛求，几乎没有时间休息。
  Tā duì zì jǐ kē qiú, jī hū méi yǒu shí jiān xiū xi.
  He demands too much of himself, hardly having time to rest.
• 在教育孩子方面，家长不应苛求。
  Zài jiào yù hái zi fāng miàn, jiā zhǎng bù yīng kē qiú.
  In educating children, parents should not be over-critical.

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