数落 (shǔ) — to rebuke by enumerating faults; to scold while listing grievances
Definition
数落 (shǔ) means to scold someone while ticking off their faults one by one — the focus is on listing grievances, not just a generic rebuke. Colloquial, everyday tone; common in family and workplace contexts.
verb
to rebuke by enumerating faultsto scold while listing grievances
Examples
- 数落，、。Mā ma yòu shǔ wǒ le, shuō wǒ yī fu méi dié hǎo, wǎn yě méi xǐ.Mom scolded me again, saying I didn't fold my clothes and didn't wash the dishes.
- 数落，。Nǐ bié zài shǔ tā le, tā yǐ jīng zhī dào cuò le.Stop scolding him like that — he already knows he was wrong.
- 数落，。Lǐng dǎo zài huì shàng shǔ le wǒ men bàn tiān, cóng chí dào dào bào biǎo wèn tí quán jiǎng le yí biàn.The boss went on and on at the meeting, listing everything from being late to problems with the report.
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