啰唆

Traditional (Taiwan): 囉唆

luōsuo ㄌㄨㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ

- long-winded wordy
- troublesome pesky
- to talk endlessly to go on and on

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

啰唆了一通 tòng go on at length in a bout of talk

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

絮叨 xùdao
繁琐 fánsuǒ

Antonyms 反义词

简洁 jiǎnjié
- 简洁的语言 concise language
简练 jiǎnliàn
- 简练概括 concise and to the point
精炼 jīngliàn
- 文章精炼 the article is concise

Telling them apart

啰唆 is a colloquial, disapproving word for going on and repeating the same point. 絮叨 stresses talking continuously and at length, and is slightly milder, often with a nagging tone.

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啰唆