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喋

Character · Verb

chatter; bloodshed

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to chatter; to talk incessantly

Most commonly used in the idiom 喋喋不休.

Tā他
dié喋
dié喋
bù不
xiū休
de地
bào抱
yuàn怨
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

He complained incessantly for a whole hour.

Bié别
zài再
dié喋
dié喋
bù不
xiū休
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
tīng听
fán烦
le了
 。

Stop chattering away; we're all tired of listening.

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Zhè这
wèi位
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
dié喋
dié喋
bù不
xiū休
 ,
què却
méi没
yǒu有
shuō说
dào到
zhòng重
diǎn点
 。

The speaker droned on and on without ever getting to the point.

2.

verb

to tread in blood; to shed blood

literary

Literary usage, typically found in compounds like 喋血 (bloodshed).

Nà那
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
dié喋
xuè血
qiān千
lǐ里
 ,
sǐ死
shāng伤
wú无
shù数
 。

That battle involved bloodshed stretching for miles, with countless casualties.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yī一
chǎng场
dié喋
xuè血
gōng宫
mén门
de的
zhèng政
biàn变
 。

History records a coup involving bloodshed at the palace gates.