叨念 (dāo) — to chatter incessantly; to nag; to keep thinking or worrying about (someone or something)
Definition
叨念 (dāoniàn) means to nag someone repeatedly or to keep turning something over in your mind — the focus is on the persistent repetition, not on anger or scolding.
verb
to chatter incessantlyto nagto keep thinking or worrying about (someone or something)
Examples
- 叨念，。Mā ma zǒng ài dāo wǒ, ràng wǒ duō chuān diǎn yī fu.Mom always nags me to put on more clothes.
- 叨念，。Nǐ bié dāo le, wǒ zhī dào le.Stop going on about it — I know.
- 叨念。Tā yì zhí zài xīn lǐ dāo zhe yuǎn fāng de ér zi.She's been constantly worrying about her son far away.
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