rambling; speaking in a long-winded, unclear way
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
rambling; verbose and unclear in speech
informalAn onomatopoeic reduplicative adjective (状态词) describing speech that is long-winded, repetitive, and difficult to understand. Often used in spoken language.
Tā他
lī哩
li哩
luō啰
luō啰
de地
jiǎng讲
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
méi没
tīng听
míng明
bai白
。
He rambled on and on for a long time, and I still didn't understand.
Bié别
lī哩
li哩
luō啰
luō啰
de的
，
zhí直
jiē接
shuō说
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
Don't be so long-winded, just get to the point.
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Lǎo老
rén人
jiā家
shuō说
huà话
yǒu有
diǎn点
lī哩
li哩
luō啰
luō啰
de的
，
nǐ你
dé得
nài耐
xīn心
tīng听
。
The elderly person speaks in a somewhat rambling way; you have to listen patiently.
Bào报
gào告
xiě写
de得
lī哩
li哩
luō啰
luō啰
de的
，
quē缺
fá乏
tiáo条
lǐ理
。
The report is written in a verbose and disorganized way.