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喃喃

nánnán
adverb #23,933

Meanings

  1. 1 murmuring
  2. 2 muttering
  3. 3 mumbling

Examples

她喃喃自语，不知道在说什么。
Tā nánnánzìyǔ, bù zhīdào zài shuō shénme.
She was muttering to herself; no one knew what she was saying.
他喃喃地说着道歉的话。
Tā nánnán de shuō zhe dàoqiàn de huà.
He mumbled words of apology.

Tips

usage
喃喃 is a reduplicated onomatopoeia describing a low, continuous murmuring sound. It almost always appears with 自语 (talking to oneself) as 喃喃自语, the standard phrase for 'muttering to oneself'.

Stroke Order

喃 nán