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唠叨

láo dao · lao dao

Traditional 嘮叨

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to prattle
  2. to chatter away
  3. to nag
  4. garrulous
  5. nagging
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)穿(chuān)得(de)这么(zhème)少(shǎo)？今天(jīntiān)很(hěn)冷(lěng)！

    Why are you wearing so little? It's cold today!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)唠叨(láodao)了(le)，我(wǒ)妈(mā)早上(zǎoshang)已经(yǐjīng)唠叨(láodao)过(guò)了(le)。

    Don't nag. My mom already nagged me this morning.

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)唠叨(láodao)你(nǐ)，是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)关心(guānxīn)你(nǐ)。

    She nags because she cares about you.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)赶快(gǎnkuài)出门(chūmén)了(le)。

    I know, so I left the house quickly.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)外套(wàitào)呢(ne)？

    So where is your coat?

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)我(wǒ)妈(mā)手里(shǒulǐ)，她(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)给(gěi)我(wǒ)送(sòng)过来(guòlái)。

    My mom has it. She's bringing it over to me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)唠(láo)叨(dao)！我(wǒ)需(xū)要(yào)学(xué)习(xí)。

Don't chatter! I have to study.

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

奶(nǎi)奶(nai)总(zǒng)爱(ài)唠(láo)叨(dao)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)是(shì)关(guān)心(xīn)我(wǒ)。

Grandma always likes to nag, but I know she cares about me.

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