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挑毛病

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Collocation

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挑出毛病来
2
挑别人的毛病
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喜欢挑毛病
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爱挑毛病

Definition

挑毛病

Literally means:

find fault

Actually means:

pick holes

It means looking for flaws or defects. Sometimes it means deliberately giving someone a hard time.

寻找缺点或不足的地方。有时也指故意为难对方。

Example

Used as predicate or object, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可插入其他词语)
1
Zhèng
政府
zài
gōngzuò
工作
zhōng
de
quēdiǎn
缺点
huò
cuò
错误
自己
dìng
一定
nénggòu
能够
kàn
chūlái
出来
  
,
yīngdāng
应当
qǐng
lǎobǎixìng
老百姓
lái
tiāomáobìng
挑毛病
  
,
bāngzhù
帮助
gǎijìn
改进
gōngzuò
工作
  

The government's shortcomings or mistakes in the work itself may not be able to see, should ask the common people to pick problems, to help improve the work.

2
kàndào
看到
rénjiā
人家
取得
chénggōng
成功
  
,
hěn
kāixīn
开心
  
,
zǒngshì
总是
yào
cóngzhōng
从中
tiāochū
挑出
diǎn
máobìng
毛病
lái
  
,
xīnli
心里
cái
juéde
觉得
shūfu
舒服
  

He saw the success of others, very unhappy, always have to pick out some trouble, the heart is comfortable.

3
Zhège
这个
rén
suīrán
虽然
huan
喜欢
tiāo
biéren
别人
de
máobìng
毛病
  
,
dàn
tàidu
态度
chéngkěn
诚恳
  
,
shuō
de
yǒudào
有道
li
  
,
suǒ
所以
jiā
大家
dōu
hěn
huānyíng
欢迎
  

Although this person likes to pick on other people's problems, but his sincere attitude, it makes sense, so we are very welcome.