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嘮叨

láo dāo

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Intransitive verb

嘮叨 (láo dāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to prattle”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

媽媽常常嘮叨我多穿衣服。

Mom often nags me to wear more clothes.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).