滔滔 (tāo tāo) — (of water) torrential, surging, flowing endlessly; (of speech) fluent, non-stop, eloquent
Definição
Used almost only in set phrases like 滔滔不绝 ('pouring out without stop') and 滔滔江水 ('surging river waters'). It pictures a great volume of water flowing without pause, so it applies to talk that is fluent and ceaseless as well as to water itself.
bound form
(of water) torrentialsurgingflowing endlessly(of speech) fluentnon-stopeloquent
Exemplos
- 滔滔。tāo tāo Jiāng shuǐ xiàng dōng liú qù.The torrential river flows eastward.
- 。Tā jiǎng qǐ lì shǐ lái tāo tāo bù jué.When he talks about history, he goes on and on without stopping.
- 滔滔，。Hóng shuǐ tāo tāo, yān mò le dà piàn nóng tián.The surging floodwaters submerged vast farmlands.
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