Word information
Simplified叨唠
Traditional叨嘮
Pinyindāo lao
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
叨唠
dāo lao · to be chattersome; to talk on and on without stopping; to nag
Character breakdown
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How to learn 叨唠
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Words with the same characters
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唠叨láodao
to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
絮叨xùdaolong-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
叨念dāo niànsee 念叨[nian4 dao5]
叨扰tāo rǎoto bother; to trouble; (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you
念叨niàn daoto talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating
磨叨mò daoto grumble; to chatter