滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué) — (idiom) to talk non-stop; to speak at great length without pause; an endless flow of words
Definition
Used for talking — a person speaks without pause, often at length. Unlike 没完没了 (any ongoing nuisance) and 源源不断/川流不息/络绎不绝 (describe streams of things or people), 滔滔不绝 is specifically about words pouring out.
idiom
to talk non-stopto speak at great length without pausean endless flow of words
Examples
- 滔滔不绝。Tā yì liáo qǐ zú qiú jiù tāo tāo bù jué.Once he starts talking about football, he goes on and on.
- 滔滔不绝，。Tā zài tái shàng tāo tāo bù jué dì jiǎng le yí gè xiǎo shí, tīng zhòng dōu rù mí le.She spoke non-stop on stage for an hour, and the audience was captivated.
- 滔滔不绝，。Lǎo shī pī píng tā shàng kè zǒng shì tāo tāo bù jué liáo tiān, yǐng xiǎng bié rén.The teacher criticized him for always chatting non-stop in class and disturbing others.
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