罗嗦 (luō suo) — (adjective) long-winded, verbose, talkative
Definition
Means 'long-winded, verbose' — applies to people who talk too much, and to writing/speeches padded with unnecessary detail. The verb sense 'to nag/harp on' is rarer.
adjective
long-windedverbosetalkative
Examples
- 罗嗦，。Tā shuō huà tài luō suo le, méi rén xiǎng tīng.He's too long-winded; nobody wants to listen.
- 罗嗦，。Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé hěn luō suo, xū yào jīng jiǎn.This article is very verbose and needs to be cut down.
- 罗嗦，。Bié nà me luō suo, zhí jiē shuō zhòng diǎn.Don't be so long-winded; just get to the point.
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