滔滔不绝 tāotāo bù jué

1. (saying) talking non-stop
2. gushing
3. torrential

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 滔滔不绝 will read it the same way this page does.

滔滔不绝 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 滔滔不绝 mean in English?

滔滔不绝 is pronounced tāotāo bù jué and means (saying) talking non-stop, gushing, torrential.

How do you pronounce 滔滔不绝?

滔滔不绝 is tāotāo bù jué in pinyin — written taotaobujue without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 滔滔不绝?

滔滔不绝 is written with 4 characters: 滔 (tāo) Torrential (overflow), 滔 (tāo) Torrential (overflow), 不 (bù) No (not), 绝 (jué) Absolutely (cut off - childless - extinct). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 滔滔不绝 written in traditional Chinese?

滔滔不絕. The simplified form 滔滔不绝 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 滔滔不絕 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced tāotāo bù jué.

Is 滔滔不绝 an HSK word?

Yes — 滔滔不绝 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.