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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)
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
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
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
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
经理，实在抱歉。今天店里太忙了，我还没来得及打扫。
Jīnglǐ, Shízài bàoqiàn. Jīntiān diànlǐ tài máng le, wǒ hái méi láidejí dǎsǎo.
Manager, I'm really sorry. The store was too busy today, and I haven't had time to clean yet.
Text 2
十年过去了，现在他已经是校长了，因为太忙，每天早上我起床后都看不到他，晚上很晚他才回到家。
Shí nián guòqù le, xiànzài tā yǐjīng shì xiàozhǎng le, yīnwèi tài máng, měitiān zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng hòu dōu kàn bú dào tā, wǎnshang hěn wǎn tā cái huídào jiā.
Ten years have passed. Now he is already the principal. Because he's so busy, every morning after I get up I can't see him, and he doesn't get home until very late at night.
Text 4
不是少了，今天吃得很好，太谢谢你了。
Bú shì shǎo le, jīn tiān chī de hěn hǎo, tài xiè xie nǐ le.
It's not too little. I ate very well today. Thank you so much.
Text 2
要是太看重结果，失败就会给人们带来很多烦恼。
Yàoshì tài kànzhòng jiéguǒ, shībài jiù huì gěi rénmen dàilái hěn duō fánnǎo.
If people care too much about results, failure will bring them a lot of worry.
Text 4
这可能是因为工作太忙，忙得没时间跟别人见面，累得不愿意和别人多说话。
Zhè kěnéng shì yīnwèi gōngzuò tài máng, máng de méi shíjiān gēn bié rén jiànmiàn, lèi de bú yuànyì hé bié rén duō shuōhuà.
This may be because work is too busy, so busy that there's no time to meet others, and so tired that they don't want to talk much with others.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 239
- Word Frequency Rank
- 115 of 84,292