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滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué): Exhaust oneself by talking — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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滔滔不绝 consists of 4 characters.

overflowing, flooding, vast expanse of water

overflowing, flooding, vast expanse of water

to cut off, sever, or bring to an end

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Pinyintāo tāo bù jué

Meaningexhaust oneself by talking

Characters4

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 滔滔不绝.

不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook
比方bǐ fanganalogy; example; instance
不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
表态biǎo tàiclarify one's position
便条biàn tiáonote
保卫bǎo wèidefend; guard; safeguard
悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
补救bǔ jiùremedy; repair; retrieval
不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
包袱bāo fucloth wrappers

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 滔滔不绝.

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3

不但

bù dàn

HSK 3

不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 绝

拒绝jù juéHSK 4
绝对jué duìHSK 5
断绝duàn juéHSK 6
杜绝dù juéHSK 6
绝望jué wàngHSK 6
谢绝xiè juéHSK 6
空前绝后kōng qián jué hòuHSK 6
络绎不绝luò yì bù juéHSK 6

3.

How to Use 滔滔不绝 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 滔滔不绝 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith讲

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

de地

jiǎng讲

neutral

speak nonstop

Verb + Complementwith说话

shuō说

huà话

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

Subject + Verbwith江水

jiāng江

shuǐ水

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

Idiomwith口若悬河

kǒu口

ruò若

xuán悬

hé河

，

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

4.

Example Sentences with 滔滔不绝

tā他

shuō说

huà话

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

neutral

talk incessantly

formal

Written

river flows endlessly

jué绝

formalWritten

eloquent and talkative

。

He talks nonstop.

tā他

yī一

shuō说

qǐ起

zì自

jǐ己

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

jīng经

lì历

jiù就

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

。

Once he starts talking about his travel experiences, he talks on and on without stopping.

tā他

yí一

dàn旦

tán谈

qǐ起

zì自

jǐ己

de的

ài爱

hào好

，

jiù就

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

，

wán完

quán全

tíng停

bú不

xià下

lái来

。

Once he starts talking about his hobbies, he goes on and on, completely unable to stop.

zài在

xué学

shù术

yán研

tǎo讨

huì会

shàng上

，

zhè这

wèi位

jiào教

shòu授

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

dì地

chǎn阐

shù述

le了

tā他

de的

xīn新

lǐ理

lùn论

。

At the academic seminar, the professor elaborated on his new theory exhaustively.

lǎo老

shī师

jiǎng讲

kè课

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

tīng听

dé得

hěn很

rèn认

zhēn真

。

The teacher lectured continuously, and we all listened attentively.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

měi每

cì次

tǎo讨

lùn论

shí时

dōu都

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

，

bù不

gěi给

bié别

rén人

fā发

yán言

de的

jī机

huì会

？

Why do you always talk incessantly during discussions, leaving no chance for others to speak?

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

yì一

fǎn反

cháng常

tài态

，

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

，

ér而

shì是

ān安

jìng静

dì地

líng聆

tīng听

zhe着

。

He was uncharacteristically quiet today, not talking incessantly but listening quietly instead.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

dì地

jiè介

shào绍

le了

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

jì计

huà划

。

At the meeting, he talked endlessly about the plan for the new project.

jìn尽

guǎn管

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

tāo滔

tāo滔

bù不

jué绝

dì地

jiě解

shì释

zhe着

fù复

zá杂

de的

cāo操

zuò作

liú流

chéng程

。

Despite the tight schedule, he continued to explain the complex operational procedures at great length.