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dāo

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dāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dāo | dao1
English translation
garrulous
talkative; grumbling
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tāo | tao1
English translation
to receive the benefit of

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About dāo

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

dāo

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of dāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口刀

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Dāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Dāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using dāo

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qiáo , 这么 zhè me wǎn le , 妈妈 māma yòu gāi 唠叨 láodao le !

Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.

不要 bù yào lǎo shì duì 唠唠 dāo dāo , 毕竟 bìjìng 还是 háishi 孩子 háizi ma !

There is no need to pick at him all day long. He's a child after all.

精神 jīngshén 恍惚 huǎng hū , 低声 dī shēng 叨念 dāo niàn zhāo jiàn shì .

He was delirious, murmuring about that matter.

暗自 àn zì 念叨 niàn dao zhāo 安东尼 Ān dōng ní de huà , 默默地 xué de 语调 yǔ diào .

I repeated to myself Anthony's words, catching his accent, soundlessly.

de 心眼 xīn yǎn 不错 bù cuò , 不过 bùguò 这阵, hěn Néng 唠叨 láodao , hěn 古怪 gǔguài .

She means well, but is very crusty and queer now.

Words with dāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
唠叨 láodao to prattle嘮叨
dāo garrulous dāo
念叨 niàn dao to talk about often念叨 niàn dao
絮叨 xù dao long-winded絮叨 xù dao
絮絮叨叨 xù xu dāo dāo long-winded絮絮叨叨 xù xu dāo dāo
叨叨 dāo dao to chatter叨叨 dāo dao
叨唠 dāo lao to nag叨嘮
叨念 dāo niàn to talk about often叨念 dāo niàn
忙忙叨叨 máng mang dāo dāo in a busy and hasty manner忙忙叨叨 máng mang dāo dāo
磨叨 mò dao to grumble磨叨 mò dao

dāo Decomposition & Compounds

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dāo Decomposition

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