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絮叨

絮叨 (xù dao): Talkative / garrulous (Adjective, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

絮叨 consists of 2 characters.

cotton wadding; long-winded

to chatter or talk excessively

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Pinyinxù dao

Meaningtalkative / garrulous

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective, Verb

Word絮叨

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3.

How to Use 絮叨 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 絮叨 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith有点

yǒu有

diǎn点

xù絮

dao叨

neutralSpoken

a bit naggy

Verb + Complementwith不停

xù絮

dao叨

bù不

tíng停

Verb + Objectwith爱

ài爱

xù絮

dao叨

informalSpoken

Idiomwith絮

xù絮

xù絮

dāo叨

dāo叨

4.

Example Sentences with 絮叨

mā妈

mā妈

zǒng总

shì是

xù絮

dāo叨

wǒ我

neutral

nag incessantly

be prone to nagging

informal

Spoken

talk on and on

chī吃

fàn饭

。

Mom always nags me to eat.

tā他

kāi开

huì会

shí时

xù絮

dao叨

gè个

méi没

wán完

，

yán严

chóng重

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

yì议

chéng程

jìn进

dù度

。

He was so garrulous during the meeting that it seriously affected the progress of the agenda.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

zěn怎

me么

biàn变

de得

rú如

cǐ此

xù絮

dao叨

，

shì是

yǒu有

shén什

me么

xīn心

shì事

ma吗

？

Why have you become so talkative lately? Do you have something on your mind?

tā他

xù絮

dāo叨

le了

bàn半

tiān天

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

méi没

tīng听

míng明

bái白

。

He rambled on for a long time, but we didn't understand.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

xù絮

dao叨

zhī之

rén人

，

zhǐ只

shì是

duì对

xì细

jié节

yāo要

qiú求

gé格

wài外

yán严

gé格

。

He is not a garrulous person; he is just exceptionally strict about details.

tā她

yì一

biān边

xù絮

dao叨

zhe着

tiān天

qì气

，

yì一

biān边

má麻

lì利

dì地

zhěng整

lǐ理

zhe着

fáng房

jiān间

。

While chattering about the weather, she deftly tidied up the room.

nǎi奶

nǎi奶

xǐ喜

huān欢

xù絮

dāo叨

guò过

qù去

de的

shì事

qíng情

，

suī虽

rán然

yǒu有

diǎn点

luō啰

suo嗦

，

dàn但

hěn很

wēn温

nuǎn暖

。

Grandma likes to chatter about the past; though a bit wordy, it's very heartwarming.

bié别

xián嫌

wǒ我

xù絮

dao叨

，

zhè这

xiē些

ān安

quán全

xū须

zhī知

bì必

xū须

fǎn反

fù复

qiáng强

diào调

。

Don't think I'm being garrulous; these safety instructions must be emphasized repeatedly.