唠叨

唠叨 láodao

To prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging^†

唠叨 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體嘮叨 laodao

What 唠叨 means

To prattle^†
to chatter away^†
to nag^†
garrulous^†
nagging^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 唠叨, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

唠叨 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

唠

láo

Talkative (chatter)

叨

dāo

Chatter

How to write 唠叨

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唠叨 in a sentence

妈妈总爱唠叨几句。

Māma zǒng ài láodao jǐ jù.

Mum always likes to nag a bit.

长大后才明白唠叨也是关心。

Zhǎngdà hòu cái míngbai láodao yě shì guānxīn.

Only when grown up did I see that nagging is also caring.

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Questions about 唠叨

What does 唠叨 mean in English?

唠叨 is pronounced láodao and means To prattle, to chatter away, to nag, garrulous †. The dictionary lists 5 senses in total, all shown on this page.

How do you pronounce 唠叨?

唠叨 is láodao in pinyin — written laodao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 唠叨?

唠叨 is written with 2 characters: 唠 (láo) Talkative (chatter), 叨 (dāo) Chatter. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 唠叨 written in traditional Chinese?

嘮叨. The simplified form 唠叨 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 嘮叨 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced láodao.

Is 唠叨 an HSK word?

Yes — 唠叨 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn 捞 lāo 牢固 láogù 牢骚 láosāo 乐趣 lèqù 乐意 lèyì 雷达 léidá 类似 lèisì

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