挑三拣四 (tiāo) — to be excessively picky; to nitpick; to find fault unnecessarily

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Exemplos

• 他买东西总是挑三拣四，这个不行那个不好。
  Tā mǎi dōng xī zǒng shì tiāo, zhè ge bù xíng nà ge bù hǎo.
  He's always picky when shopping—this one's no good, that one's not right.
• 招聘时要认真筛选，但也不要太挑三拣四。
  Zhāo pìn shí yào rèn zhēn shāi xuǎn, dàn yě bú yào tài tiāo.
  You should screen carefully when hiring, but don't be too choosy.
• 她已经换了三份工作了，每次都嫌公司不好，其实就是挑三拣四。
  Tā yǐ jīng huàn le sān fèn gōng zuò le, měi cì dōu xián gōng sī bù hǎo, qí shí jiù shì tiāo.
  She's already changed jobs three times, always complaining the company is bad; actually, she's just being too picky.