絮叨 (xù dao) — (adjective) long-winded; garrulous; (verb) to ramble; to talk endlessly
Definition
Describes a person or their speech as long-winded and repetitive, often naggingly so. Less literary than 冗长 (which fits writing), and stronger / more annoying than 啰唆.
adjective
long-windedgarrulous
verb
to rambleto talk endlessly
Examples
- 絮叨，。Tā shuō huà tài xù dao le, méi rén yuàn yì tīng.He is too long-winded; nobody wants to listen.
- 絮叨，。Nǐ bié xù dao le, shuō zhòng diǎn ba.Stop rambling; get to the point.
- 絮叨。Tā xù dao le bàn tiān yě méi shuō qīng chǔ.He rambled for a long time and still didn't explain clearly.
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