囔囔

nāngnang

verb #35,052

Meanings

HSK 1

他在那儿囔囔什么呢？

Tā zài nàr nāngnang shénme ne?

What's he muttering over there?

HSK 2

别一个人囔囔，有话大声说。

Bié yí ge rén nāngnang, yǒu huà dàshēng shuō.

Stop muttering to yourself, speak up.

memory

An onomatopoeia: say 'nang nang' under your breath and you're already doing it. Often combined as 嘟囔 and 嘟嘟囔囔, also 'to mutter'.

Colloquial; rarely used in formal writing. Carries a faintly negative tone, usually 'grumbling under one's breath'.

囔 nāng