Most Popular Ways To Use しつこい and くどい

When hearing しつこい, do you have a positive image? or a negative image? What about くどい? It is a little bit complicated words each other. Even they are quite similar however they are quite different for natives. Today, let me introduce how natives use しつこい and くどい correctly.

しつこい

Persistent

Unlike くどい, しつこい can be used as both a positive and a negative meaning. しつこい is basically used for people’s acts such as しつこく話はなす(persistently talk), しつこくつきまとう(persistently tag along), しつこい性格せいかく(persistent personalities) and etc. By sentences, you have to read their facial expressions and atmosphere for figuring the way to use しつこい as a positive or a negative meaning. However, しつこい has been basically used a negative meaning.

Example

あの人ひと、連絡れんらくしつこいんだよね。 (That guy has presently tried to reach me many times.) (那个人纠缠不休地联系啊。) (그 사람 연락 끈질기더라.) (Người đó cứ liên lạc dai như đỉa ý nhỉ!)

本当ほんとうにしつこいな。 (a negative meaning)（You are so persistent.) (真的很烦人哪。) (정말 끈질기네.) (đúng là lỳ thật nhỉ.)

本当ほんとうにしつこいなー。 (a positive meaning)（You are so persistent.) (真的很磨叽啊。) (정말 끈질기구나.) (đúng là lỳ thật nhỉ.)

しつこい人ひとは嫌きらい。 (I hate persistent people.) (讨厌纠缠的人。) (집요한 사람은 싫어.) (Tôi ghét những người lỳ lợm.)

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くどい

Persistent / Pushy / Wordy / Heavy / Long‐winded

くどい is close to しつこい. And しつこい can be used as both a positive and a negative meaning, however, くどい can be mainly used as a negative meaning. So, that’s why くどい is a much stronger meaning of しつこい. The meaning of くどい has persistent and pushy. Additionally, くどい is often used with the words 味あじ, 話はなし, 人ひと, 色いろ and so on. Such as くどい味あじ(heavy taste), くどい話はなし(long‐winded story), くどい文章ぶんしょう(wordy sentence), くどい人ひと(pushy person) and etc.

Example

たつや
くどくない？ (You are being a little bit pushy, huh?) (不啰嗦/不油腻。) (쑬데 없는 말 많지 않아?) (Không dài dòng đâu)

ゆか
この料理りょうりの味あじ、結構けっこうくどいよ。 (This dish has too much flavor in it.) (这道菜的味道好油腻啊。) (이 요리 제법 짭짤하다 .) (Mùi vị của món ăn này khá khủng khiếp.)

たつや
めんどくさいなー。くどくどした質問しつもんしないで。 (I can’t be bothered. Don’t ask lengthy questions.) (好麻烦那,不要啰里啰唆地提问了。) (귀찮아 죽겠네. 쓸데없는 질문 좀 그만해.) (Phiền phức ghê! Đừng có hỏi những câu hỏi ngớ ngẩn nữa.)