waste words; talk at length
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to waste words; to talk at length unnecessarily
Indicates that speaking further is redundant or that persuasion required excessive effort.
Yī一
shuō说
tā他
jiù就
míng明
bai白
，
yòng用
bù不
zhe着
fèi费
huà话
。
He understood as soon as I mentioned it, so there was no need to waste words.
Wǒ我
fèi费
le了
xǔ许
duō多
huà话
cái才
bǎ把
tā他
shuō说
fú服
。
I wasted a lot of words before I finally convinced him.
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Nǐ你
bié别
fèi费
huà话
le了
，
zhí直
jiē接
shuō说
zhòng重
diǎn点
ba吧
。
Stop wasting words and get straight to the point.