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计较

jìjiào

to haggle over; to fuss about; to care too much about

Two people at a table argue over how to split a small cake
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Characters in this word

计 jì

Strokes
4
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 十 ten, tenth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 计

较 jiào

Strokes
10
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 交 to connect
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他表面上不计较个人得失,实际上对权力分配的细节极为敏感。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng bú jìjiào gèrén déshī, shíjì shàng duì quánlì fēnpèi de xìjié jíwéi mǐngǎn. On the surface he does not care about personal gains and losses, but in fact he is extremely sensitive to the details of how power is distributed.
  • 朋友之间不要为一点小钱计较。 Péngyou zhījiān bú yào wèi yìdiǎn xiǎo qián jìjiào. Friends shouldn't haggle over a little money.
  • 她大度得很,从不跟别人计较这些小事。 Tā dàdù de hěn, cóngbù gēn biérén jìjiào zhèxiē xiǎoshì. She is very generous and never makes a fuss with others over such trifles.

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