Chinese Word: 叨 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叨Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:刀 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 刀 [ dāo ] knife; old coin; measure

Similar Characters: 叼叫叩旫

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Pinyin: dāo

English Definition:garrulous

Chinese Definition:
①话多。［合］叨缕(叨叨缕缕。说话啰嗦冗长)；叨蹬(捣腾，闹腾)；絮叨(念叨)；唠叨(没完没了地说)。

Example Words:

叨叨	dāo dao	to chatter; to hog the conversation
叨唠	dāo lao	to be chattersome; to talk on and on without stopping; to nag
叨念	dāo niàn	see 念叨
絮絮叨叨	xù xu dāo dāo	long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
叨叨劲儿	dāo dao jìn r	loquaciousness

Pinyin: tāo

English Definition:to receive the benefit of

Chinese Definition:
①承受：叨光。叨拢(谢人款待的话)。叨陪。
②古同“饕”，贪。

Example Words:

	叨在知己	tāo zài zhī jǐ	My appreciation goes without saying. (idiom)
	叨陪末座	tāo péi mò zuò	to be honored with a seat (humble) (idiom)

1		bié 别 zǒng 总 dāo lao 叨唠 nà 那 jiàn 件 xiǎo shì 小事。 Don't rattle over that trifle.
2		mā ma 妈妈 chǎo cài 炒菜 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 xǐ huan 喜欢 dāo lao 叨唠， yǒu diǎn 有点 fán rén 烦人。 Mom always likes to nag while cooking, it's a bit annoying.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 yé ye 爷爷 zuì ài 最爱 láo dao 唠叨 le 了， měi cì 每次 jiàn miàn 见面 dōu 都 yào 要 tīng 听 tā 他 shuō 说 bàn tiān 半天。 My grandpa talks excessively, and every time we meet, I have to listen to him for half an hour.