surging; torrential; continuous; incessant
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
surging; torrential; describing overflowing water
literaryOften used in literary or descriptive contexts to depict floods, rivers, or oceans. Commonly appears in set phrases like 滔滔江水.
Bái白
làng浪
tāo滔
tāo滔
，
wú无
biān边
wú无
jì际
。
White waves surged endlessly, boundless and infinite.
Jiāng江
shuǐ水
tāo滔
tāo滔
bù不
jué绝
de地
liú流
xiàng向
dà大
hǎi海
。
The river water flowed ceaselessly toward the sea.
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Huáng黄
Hé河
zhī之
shuǐ水
tiān天
shàng上
lái来
，
bēn奔
liú流
dào到
hǎi海
bù不
fù复
huí回
，
qí其
shì势
tāo滔
tāo滔
。
The water of the Yellow River descends from the heavens, rushing to the sea never to return—its momentum is torrential.
adjective
continuous; incessant; talking endlessly
neutralMost commonly used in the idiom 滔滔不绝 to describe fluent, unending speech. Can also describe other continuous phenomena.
Tā他
kǒu口
ruò若
xuán悬
hé河
，
tāo滔
tāo滔
bù不
jué绝
de地
jiǎng讲
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
He spoke with eloquence, talking incessantly for two hours.
Yī一
shuō说
qǐ起
lǚ旅
xíng行
，
tā她
jiù就
biàn变
de得
tāo滔
tāo滔
bù不
jué绝
。
Once you start talking about travel, she becomes voluble and can't stop.
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Miàn面
duì对
jì记
zhě者
de的
tí提
wèn问
，
tā他
tāo滔
tāo滔
bù不
jué绝
de地
huí回
dá答
zhe着
。
Facing the reporters' questions, he answered fluently and at length.