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喋喋不休

dié dié bù xiū · die die bu xiu

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Meaning

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  1. to chatter or jabber on and on
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In a conversation

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The tea lecture

  1. Dengdeng

    隔壁(gébì)桌(zhuō)的(de)叔叔(shūshu)，喋喋不休(diédiébùxiū)地(de)讲(jiǎng)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    The man at the next table has talked on and on for an hour.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)在(zài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What is he talking about?

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)泡茶(pàochá)。他(tā)讲(jiǎng)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)记住(jìzhu)了(le)。

    How to brew tea. He explained it well. I remembered it all.

  4. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)也(yě)喋喋不休(diédiébùxiū)了(le)，已经(yǐjīng)讲(jiǎng)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Dengdeng, now you're going on and on too. You've talked for five minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)整(zhěng)个(gè)下(xià)午(wǔ)都(dōu)在(zài)喋(dié)喋(dié)不(bù)休(xiū)地(de)抱(bào)怨(yuàn)天(tiān)气(qì)。

He chattered on and on complaining about the weather all afternoon.

02

会(huì)议(yì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)结(jié)束(shù)了(le)，她(tā)还(hái)在(zài)电(diàn)话(huà)里(lǐ)喋(dié)喋(dié)不(bù)休(xiū)。

The meeting is already over, yet she is still chattering on and on over the phone.

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