讲究
jiǎngjiu
to be particular about, to stress
Part of speech · verb / adjective
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Examples
- 中国菜很讲究色香味。Chinese cuisine is very particular about color, aroma, and taste.
- 他做事很讲究方法。He is very particular about method in his work.
Collocations
讲究卫生讲究方法讲究排场不讲究
Mnemonic
讲 jiǎng "to stress, discuss" + 究 jiū "to look into": to stress and look into, i.e. to be particular about, to take pains over. 讲究卫生 = to be particular about hygiene. Also a noun, "knack/finer points" (这里面有讲究). Distinguish 讲究 (being particular) from 注意 (zhùyì, to pay attention).
Related
注重重视考究注意
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