絮嘴

xùzuǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to chatter endlessly
  2. 2 to talk on and on
  3. 3 to nag

Examples

HSK 2
Nǎinai yòu zài xùzuǐ le.
Grandma is rambling on again.
HSK 3
Tā yī hējiǔ jiù xùzuǐ ge méiwán.
Once he starts drinking he won't stop yapping.

Tips

memory
originally means 'cotton wadding / fluff' that piles up. As a verb it took on the meaning 'to repeat at length' (think how fluff just keeps coming). Pair it with ('mouth') and you get 'fluffy-mouthed' - chattering on and on.
register
Colloquial and slightly negative, implying the talker is wearing the listener out. 唠叨 is a near-synonym used in the same kinds of family contexts.

Stroke Order

zuǐ