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HSK 5
太
tài
1.
highest
2.
greatest
3.
too (much)
4.
very
5.
extremely
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
老太
lǎotài
old lady
亚太
YàTài
Asia-Pacific
太监
tàijiàn
court eunuch
犹太
Yóutài
Jew
太后
tàihòu
Empress Dowager
太初
tàichū
the absolute beginning
太湖
TàiHú
Lake Tai near Wuxi City [[無錫|无锡]], bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted
太白
Tàibái
Taibai County in Baoji [[寶雞|宝鸡<Bǎojī>]], Shaanxi
太虚
tàixū
great emptiness
正太
zhèngtài
young, cute boy
太极
Tàijí
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
太太
tàitai
married woman
太学
Tàixué
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty
太半
tàibàn
more than half
太平
Tàipíng
place name
太岁
Tàisuì
Tai Sui, God of the year
太平
tàipíng
peace and security
太爷
tàiyé
(respectful for) one's grandfather
太祖
tàizǔ
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
太虚
Tàixū
Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
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
是啊，你穿得太少了，我们进房间吧。
Shì a,nǐ chuān de tài shǎo le,wǒmen jìn fángjiān ba.
Yeah, you're wearing too little, let's go into the room.
Text 3
我最近觉得她和以前不太一样了。
Wǒ zuìjìn juéde tā hé yǐqián bú tài yíyàng le.
Lately I feel she's not quite the same as before.
Text 1
坐公共汽车太慢了，你怎么不开车？
zuò gōnggòng qìchē tài màn le, nǐ zěnme bù kāi chē?
Taking the bus is too slow. Why don't you drive?
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 239
- Word Frequency Rank
- 115 of 84,292