Definitions

dié old variant of 喋[dié]
dié used in 喋喋[dié dié]; used in 喋血[dié xuè]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "喋" is structured with the mouth radical (口) on the left and the component "枼" on the right, which functions phonetically to indicate the pronunciation dié. Etymologically, this composition links the character to oral activities, and it was historically used in contexts such as "喋血" where it denoted treading or flowing blood. Over time, its meaning narrowed to concentrate specifically on continuous speech, resulting in its current primary sense of chatter or incessant talking.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

他总是不休地说话。

Tā zǒng shì diédiébùxiū de shuōhuà.

He is always chattering nonstop.

她在一旁不休地抱怨着。

Tā zài yīpáng diédiébùxiū de bàoyuàn zhe.

She was complaining incessantly on the side.

别在我工作时不休。

Bié zài wǒ gōngzuò shí diédiébùxiū.

Don't chatter nonstop while I'm working.

会议上,他就一个小问题不休。

Huìyì shàng, tā jiù yī gè xiǎo wèntí diédiébùxiū.

At the meeting, he kept talking incessantly about a minor issue.

这段血的历史值得人们深思。

Zhè duàn diéxuè de lìshǐ zhídé rénmen shēnsī.

This bloody period of history is worth pondering.

不休的叙述让人抓不住重点。

Tā diédiébùxiū de xùshù ràng rén zhuā bù zhù zhòngdiǎn.

His incessant narration makes it hard to grasp the main point.

秋虫在草丛间呷不停。

Qiū chóng zài cǎocóng jiān dié jiā bù tíng.

Autumn insects chirp incessantly in the grass.

避免不休,发言应力求简洁。

Bìmiǎn diédiébùxiū, fāyán yìng lìqiú jiǎnjié.

To avoid being long-winded, one should strive for conciseness in speech.