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太
tài
1.
highest
2.
greatest
3.
too (much)
4.
very
5.
extremely
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
乙太
yǐtài
variant of [[以太<yǐtài>]]
亚太
YàTài
Asia-Pacific
以太
yǐtài
Ether-
太上
tàishàng
title of respect for taoists
太保
Tàibǎo
Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county [[嘉義縣|嘉义县<Jiāyìxiàn>]], west Taiwan
太保
tàibǎo
a very high official in ancient China
太仓
Tàicāng
Taicang county level city in Suzhou [[蘇州|苏州<Sūzhōu>]], Jiangsu
太仆
tàipú
Grand Servant in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
太公
tàigōng
great-grandfather
太初
tàichū
the absolute beginning
太半
tàibàn
more than half
太原
Tàiyuán
Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province [[山西省]] in central north China
太古
tàigǔ
immemorial
太后
tàihòu
Empress Dowager
太和
Tàihé
Taihe County in Fuyang [[阜陽|阜阳<Fùyáng>]], Anhui
太太
tàitai
married woman
太妹
tàimèi
girl delinquent
太婆
tàipó
great-grandmother
太子
tàizǐ
crown prince
太学
Tàixué
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty
Example Sentences (10)
年轻人刚开始工作的时候，不要太急着赚钱，不要眼睛里只有工资和奖金。
Niánqīng rén gāng kāishǐ gōngzuò de shíhou, bú yào tài jí zhe zhuàn qián, bú yào yǎnjing lǐ zhǐ yǒu gōngzī hé jiǎngjīn.
When young people first start working, they shouldn't be too eager to make money; they shouldn't focus only on salary and bonuses.
Text 5
咱家的冰箱太旧了，商场正好打折，我们顺便也买一台吧。
Zánjiā de bīngxiāng tài jiù le, shāngchǎng zhènghǎo dǎzhé, wǒmen shùnbiàn yě mǎi yī tái ba.
Our fridge is too old. The mall happens to be having a sale. Let's buy one while we're at it.
Text 2
我最近眼睛总是跳，大夫说是因为我长时间看电脑，眼睛太累。
Wǒ zuìjìn yǎnjing zǒng shì tiào, dàifu shuō shì yīnwèi wǒ cháng shíjiān kàn diànnǎo, yǎnjing tài lèi.
Recently my eye keeps twitching. The doctor said it's because I look at the computer for a long time and my eyes are too tired.
Text 3
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
今天买的东西太多了。再说，这个月家里已经花了五千多了。
Jīntiān mǎi de dōngxi tài duō le. Zàishuō, zhège yuè jiālǐ yǐjīng huā le wǔ qiān duō le.
I bought too many things today. Besides, our family has already spent more than five thousand this month.
Text 2
我身体不太好。天气太热了，不爱吃饭。
Wǒ shēntǐ bú tài hǎo. Tiānqì tài rè le, bú ài chīfàn.
My health is not very good. The weather is too hot, and I don't feel like eating.
Text 3
谢谢！其实我的语法不太好，很多句子说得都不太准确。
Xièxie! Qíshí wǒ de yǔfǎ bú tài hǎo, hěn duō jùzi shuō de dōu bú tài zhǔnquè.
Thanks! Actually, my grammar isn't very good, and many of the sentences I say aren't very accurate.
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 239
- Word Frequency Rank
- 115 of 84,292