Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 滔滔
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
滔天tāo tiān(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense
滔天大罪tāo tiān dà zuìheinous crime
万恶滔天wàn è tāo tiān(idiom) the evil is overwhelming
罪恶滔天zuì è tāo tiān(idiom) to have committed heinous crimes
洪水滔滔hóng shuǐ tāo tāo(idiom) to have flooding over a vast area