Definition
计较 (jì jiào) means to be overly concerned with trivial details or to haggle over small matters — it's about minding petty things. It differs from 吵架/争吵 (quarrel), which refer to loud emotional arguments, and from 较量 (compete/haggle), which focuses on bargaining in a transaction. 计较 often appears in negative constructions like 不计较 (bú jìjiào, 'don't mind').
verb
to be overly concerned about (trivial matters)to mind too muchto haggleto argue over detailsto bicker
Examples
- ，计较。Tā hěn dàfang, cóng bù jì jiào xiǎo shì.He is very generous and never bothers about small matters.
- 计较，。Wèile jǐ máo qián jì jiào ge bù tíng, zhēn méi bìyào.Haggling over a few cents endlessly is really unnecessary.
- 计较，。Nǐmen bié jì jiào le, gǎnjǐn zuò juédìng.Stop arguing and make a decision quickly.
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