talkative; long-winded; nag
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
long-winded; wordy; verbose
informalDescribes a person or their speech that is overly detailed, repetitive, or tedious.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
tài太
xù絮
dao叨
le了
，
yī一
jù句
huà话
néng能
shuō说
sān三
biàn遍
。
He is too long-winded; he can say the same thing three times.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
yǒu有
diǎn点
xù絮
dao叨
，
bú不
gòu够
jiǎn简
jié洁
。
This article is a bit wordy and not concise enough.
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Bié别
nà那
me么
xù絮
dao叨
，
shuō说
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
Don't be so verbose; get to the point.
verb
to nag; to go on and on; to repeat oneself
informalRefers to the action of speaking about the same thing repeatedly, often causing annoyance.
Lǎo老
rén人
xù絮
dao叨
qǐ起
lái来
méi没
gè个
wán完
。
The old man nags endlessly.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòu又
zài在
xù絮
dao叨
wǒ我
fáng房
jiān间
bù不
zhěng整
jié洁
le了
。
Mom is nagging me again about my messy room.
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Tā他
jiù就
nà那
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
xù絮
dao叨
le了
bàn半
tiān天
。
He went on and on about that trivial matter for ages.