pester unreasonably; nag; badger
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pester unreasonably; to badger; to nag; to harass with unreasonable persistence
informalDescribes persistent, annoying behavior where someone refuses to stop bothering another person with unreasonable demands or arguments. Often used in spoken contexts to express annoyance at someone's pestering behavior.
Rén人
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
lǐ理
nǐ你
le了
，
nǐ你
hái还
yī一
gè个
jìn劲
de地
wāi歪
chán缠
shén什
me么
。
They're already ignoring you, what are you still pestering them about?
Bié别
zài再
wāi歪
chán缠
le了
，
kuài快
qù去
zuò做
zhèng正
shì事
。
Stop badgering me and go do your proper work.
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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
wāi歪
chán缠
zhe着
yào要
jiè借
qián钱
，
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
tóu头
téng疼
。
He's always nagging people to borrow money, it's really a headache.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
lǐ理
qǔ取
nào闹
de的
wāi歪
chán缠
，
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
jiù就
shì是
bù不
yǔ予
lǐ理
cǎi睬
。
The best way to deal with this kind of unreasonable pestering is to simply ignore it.