喋喋不休

dié dié bù xiū · die die bu xiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to chatter or jabber on and on

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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