计较

• Pinyin: jì jiào
• Desglose de hanzi: 计 = 讠+ 十 (speech + ten — to count); 较 = 车 + 交 (vehicle + cross — to compare)

Significado

Ser quisquilloso; regatear; darle importancia a pequeñeces.

Can be neutral (carefully weigh options) but is most commonly used negatively (nitpicking, haggling over trifles). The phrase 不计较 (not to mind/not to quibble) is especially common.

Ejemplos

1. 他不计较个人得失，始终把集体利益放在首位。
2. 你何必和他计较这些小事呢？
3. 两人因为一点小误会便开始互相计较，关系变得十分尴尬。

Guía de uso

Contexto: interpersonal, workplace, daily life

Tono: mildly negative

Correcto

• 一位真正胸怀宽广的领导者不会与下属计较言语上的冒犯，而是着眼于团队的整体方向和长远目标。(A truly magnanimous leader does not quibble with subordinates over verbal offences but instead focuses on the team's overall direction and long-term goals.)
• 在资源紧张的创业初期，合伙人之间若是事事计较股权分配的细枝末节，往往会消耗大量本可用于业务拓展的精力。(During the resource-constrained early stages of a start-up, if partners quibble over every minute detail of equity distribution, they tend to consume a great deal of energy that could otherwise be devoted to business development.)

Incorrecto

• 计较 should not replace 计划 or 考虑; 计较 specifically means to quibble or scrutinise petty details, not simply 'to consider'

Origen e historia

计 (reckon/calculate) + 较 (compare/measure)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal