滔
Character
(bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrent
Meaning
tāo
tao1- (bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrent CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 13 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 滔
Draw “滔” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他说起话来滔滔不绝。
tā shuō qǐ huà lái tāo tāo bù jué
When he starts talking, he just keeps going and going.
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江水滔滔地流着。
jiāng shuǐ tāo tāo de liú zhe
The river water is flowing fast and full.
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大河滔滔，向东流去。
dà hé tāo tāo ，xiàng dōng liú qù
The big river flows on and on, going east.
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Words with 滔
滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù juéto talk and talk, without stoppingWordHSK 7–9滔天tāo tiān(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immenseWord滔滔tāo tāotorrentialWord滔天大罪tāo tiān dà zuìheinous crimeWord黄滔huáng tāoHuang Tao (840-911), late Tang poetWord洪水滔滔hóng shuǐ tāo tāo(idiom) to have flooding over a vast areaWord罪恶滔天zuì è tāo tiān(idiom) to have committed heinous crimesWord