滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué

1. (idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 滔滔不绝, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

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What does 滔滔不绝 mean in English?

滔滔不绝 is pronounced tāotāobùjué and means (idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on †.

How do you pronounce 滔滔不绝?

滔滔不绝 is tāotāobùjué 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 tāotāobùjué.

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.