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CHINESE CHARACTER
tāo
滔
滔
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surging
- Numbered pinyin
- tao1
- English meanings
- surging; billowing; overflowing
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (general)
to fish out (from pocket)
peach
great waves
to wash
used in 葡萄 (grape)
dun
guy
pottery; cultivate
Example sentences
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- 01
The flood surges to the sky.
- 02
tā他tāotāobùjué滔滔不绝de地jiǎnghuà讲话。
He talks on and on.
Related words
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- 滔滔
- 滔天
- 滔天大罪
- 滔滔不绝