Definition
数落 means 'to call someone out on their mistakes, one by one, with a reproachful tone'. It's stronger than a simple scold — you are listing specific faults, often at length, and the listener feels put on the spot. The word is very colloquial and carries an undertone of 'going on and on' about someone's wrongdoings.
v.
to rebuke by enumerating faultsto scold while listing grievances
Examples
- 数落，、。Māma yòu shǔ wǒ le, shuō wǒ yīfu méi dié hǎo、wǎn yě méi xǐ.Mom scolded me again, saying I didn't fold my clothes and didn't wash the dishes.
- 数落，。Nǐ bié zài shǔ tā le, tā yǐjīng zhīdào cuò le.Stop scolding him like that — he already knows he was wrong.
- 数落，。Lǐngdǎo zài huì shàng shǔ le wǒmen bàntiān, cóng chídào dào bàobiǎo wèntí quán jiǎng le yí biàn.The boss went on and on at the meeting, listing everything from being late to problems with the report.
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