喋喋不休 (dié dié bù xiū) — to chatter on and on, to talk incessantly

Definition

Examples

• 他在会议上喋喋不休地讲了两个小时，大家都想走了。
  Tā zài huì yì shàng dié dié bù xiū dì jiǎng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí, dà jiā dōu xiǎng zǒu le.
  He chattered on at the meeting for two hours, and everyone wanted to leave.
• 她总是一说起自己的偶像就喋喋不休，让我们插不上话。
  Tā zǒng shì yì shuō qǐ zì jǐ de ǒu xiàng jiù dié dié bù xiū, ràng wǒ men chā bú shàng huà.
  She always talks nonstop about her idol once she starts, leaving us no chance to get a word in.
• 这位老人喋喋不休地回忆往事，旁边的人却越听越不耐烦。
  Zhè wèi lǎo rén dié dié bù xiū dì huí yì wǎng shì, páng biān de rén què yuè tīng yuè bú nài fán.
  The old man reminisced endlessly, but the people nearby grew more and more impatient.

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