tà

沓

Character · Adjective

numerous; repeated; overlapping

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

numerous and repetitive; overlapping; coming in rapid succession

literary

Primarily used in formal, written, or classical Chinese. Commonly appears in set phrases like 纷至沓来 and 杂沓.

Fēn
zhìv
tài
láis
yìngi
jiēt
bùo
xiár
 s
 
 纷
 至
 沓
 来
 ，
 应
 接
 不
 暇
 。

Visitors arrived in a continuous stream, more than one could attend to.

Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
rén人
shēng声
zá杂
tà沓
 ，
shí十
fēn分
rè热
nao闹
 。

The market was bustling with a confusing mixture of voices, extremely lively.

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Zá杂
tà沓
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
shēng声
cóng从
zǒu走
láng廊
chuán传
lái来
 。

The sound of overlapping, hurried footsteps came from the corridor.