滔
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Unceasing torrent (idiom) in Chinese: 滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué)

tāo tāo bù jué

unceasing torrent (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 滔滔不絕1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unceasing torrent (idiom)
  2. 2talking non-stop
  3. 3gabbling forty to the dozen

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滔
滔
不
绝

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄠ

tāo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄊㄠ

tāo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

滔滔不绝

Simplified

滔滔不絕

Traditional

Example sentences

See 滔滔不绝 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他一说起足球就滔滔不绝。

    tā yì shuō qǐ zú qiú jiù tāo tāo bù jué。

    Once he starts talking about football, he goes on and on.

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Related words

不

bù

no

绝

jué

to cut short

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

拒绝

jù jué

to refuse

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不然

bù rán

not so

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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