太

tàiㄊㄞˋ

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HSK 1 TOCFL 2

Meaning

Meanings

1
highest
2
greatest
3
too (much)
4
very
5
extremely

Examples

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你咖啡喝得太多了。

You drink too much coffee.

这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

這本書對你來說讀起來太難了。

This book is too difficult for you to read.

太可惜了！

What a pity!

我不太明白他说什么。

我不太明白他說什麼。

I don't quite understand what he says.

孩子在这条河里游泳太危险了。

孩子在這條河裏游泳太危險了。

This river is dangerous for children to swim in.

Grammar

Grammar using 太

太…了

Too much with 太…了 (tai...le) · A1 · TOCFL a1

不太

Not very with 不太 (bu tai) · A2 · TOCFL a2

Characters

Character breakdown

大

dà

big; large; great

Related: 太

太太

tài tai

married woman

太平

tài píng

place name

太空

tài kōng

outer space

太阳

tài yang

sun

太极拳

tài jí quán

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan

老太太

lǎo tài tai

elderly lady (respectful)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 太

Characters

simplified script

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