# 絮叨 (xùdao)

In Mandarin Chinese, 絮叨 (xùdao) means “long-winded; to chatter on”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: long-winded; to chatter on
- Pinyin: xùdao (xu4 dao5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 奶奶年纪大了，说话有点儿絮叨。
  Nǎinai niánjì dà le, shuōhuà yǒudiǎnr xùdao.
  Grandma is getting old and is a bit long-winded when speaking.

## Characters

- 絮 (xù): cotton wadding; fig. padding
- 叨 (dāo): garrulous

https://hanziro.com/word/xu-dao-long-winded/

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