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滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué) — how to say "to talk incessantly" in Chinese
滔滔
不绝
To talk incessantly, to chatter non-stop
Character composition
滔
to overflow, to surge
滔
to overflow, to surge
不
not
绝
to cease, to end
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
糸
Silk
#120 · mì · 6 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Collocations
滔滔不绝地讲
tāo tāo bù jué de jiǎng
speak incessantly
Examples
他滔滔不绝地讲了两个小时的故事。
He told a story non-stop for two hours.
他说话滔滔不绝。
He talks incessantly.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to talk incessantly" in Chinese?
"to talk incessantly" in Chinese is 滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué).
What does 滔滔不绝 mean in English?
滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué) means "To talk incessantly, to chatter non-stop".
How is 滔滔不绝 pronounced?
It is pronounced tāo tāo bù jué (written as tao tao bu jue, taotaobujue). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to talk incessantly" in Chinese characters?
It is written 滔滔不绝: 滔 has 13 strokes, 滔 has 13 strokes, 不 has 4 strokes, 绝 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 滔滔不绝?
滔滔不绝 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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