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磨叨

Word · Verb

nag; chatter; talk about

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to nag; to keep repeating; to chatter on and on

informal

Used in informal spoken contexts to describe someone who talks repetitively about the same thing.

Shuō说
liǎng两
jù句
jiù就
xíng行
le了
 ,
bié别
zài再
mò磨
dao叨
la啦
 。

Just say a couple of words and that's enough; don't keep nagging.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zǒng总
ài爱
mò磨
dao叨
guò过
qù去
de的
shì事
 。

Grandma always loves to chatter on about things from the past.

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Nǐ你
bié别
mò磨
dao叨
le了
 ,
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
le了
 。

Stop nagging; I got it.

2.

verb

to talk about; to discuss; to chat

dialect

Used in some dialects (marked with 方) to mean talking or discussing something.

Nǐ你
men们
gāng刚
cái才
yòu又
zài在
mò磨
dao叨
shá啥
 ?

What were you two chatting about just now?

Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
mò磨
dao叨
míng明
tiān天
de的
jì计
huà划
 。

They are discussing tomorrow's plans.

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Nǐ你
liǎ俩
mò磨
dao叨
shá啥
ne呢
 ?

What are you two talking about?