唠叨 meaning in English

láodao

to prattle; to chatter away

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 嘮叨15 strokes

Meaning of 唠叨

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

唠叨 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

别bié唠láo叨dāo!我wǒ需xū要yào学xué习xí。
Don't chatter! I have to study.
我wǒ并bìng不bù想xiǎng唠láo叨dāo你nǐ。
I don't mean to nag you.

Stroke order for each character

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唠 láo · to chat · 10 strokes

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叨 dāo · talkative · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 唠叨.

絮叨xùdaolong-winded; garrulous
念叨niàndaoto talk about often; to reminisce about
叨叨dāodaoto chatter; to hog the conversation
唠唠叨叨láolaodāodāoto chatter; to babble

Questions about 唠叨

What does 唠叨 mean?

唠叨 (láodao) means "to prattle; to chatter away" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 唠叨?

唠叨 is made of 2 characters: 唠 (10 strokes), 叨 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 唠叨 an HSK word?

Yes. 唠叨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 唠叨 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 唠叨 is written 嘮叨.