啰唆

啰唆 luōsuo

Long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; to talk endlessly; to go on and on; also pr.^†

啰唆 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體囉唆 luosuo

What 啰唆 means

Long-winded; wordy^†
troublesome; pesky^†
to talk endlessly; to go on and on^†
also pr.^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 啰唆, 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

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

啰

luō

[Exclamatory particle]

唆

suō

Incite (instigate)

How to write 啰唆

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啰唆 in a sentence

他说话有点啰唆。

Tā shuōhuà yǒudiǎn luōsuo.

He is a little long-winded.

别啰唆了，直接说重点。

Bié luōsuo le, zhíjiē shuō zhòngdiǎn.

Stop rambling and get to the point.

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Questions about 啰唆

What does 啰唆 mean in English?

啰唆 is pronounced luōsuo and means Long-winded; wordy, troublesome; pesky, to talk endlessly; to go on and on, also pr. †.

How do you pronounce 啰唆?

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

What are the characters in 啰唆?

啰唆 is written with 2 characters: 啰 (luō) [Exclamatory particle], 唆 (suō) Incite (instigate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 啰唆 written in traditional Chinese?

囉唆. The simplified form 啰唆 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 囉唆 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced luōsuo.

Is 啰唆 an HSK word?

Yes — 啰唆 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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