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太 tài

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太 tài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tài | tai4
English translation
highest
greatest
too (much)
very
extremely
very, too much; big; extreme

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About 太 tài

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HSK level

1

Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

太 tài

Contains the radical

大 dà

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

A giant 大 dà with a normal-sized man 丶 diǎn for scale

Etymology of 太 tài

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿵大丶

Explanation

Addition of a dot to 大 dà (dà; big) to mean "very" or "extremely".

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Example sentences using 太 tài

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这 zhè 书 Shū 放 fàng 得 dé 太 tài 高 Gāo , 我 wǒ 够 gòu 不 bù 着 zhāo .

The book's too high -- I can't reach it.

人 rén 吃 chī 太 tài 饱 bǎo 听力 tīng lì 会 huì 变差?

After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp.

那天 nà tiān 晚上 wǎnshang 早些 zǎo xiē 时候 shíhou 他 tā 的确 díquè 是 shì 吃 chī 了 le 太 tài 多 duō 香 xiāng 辣 là 咖喱 gā lí 鸡 jī 了 le .

He did have too much spiced curry chicken earlier that evening.

我 wǒ 太 tài 渴 kě 了 le ,竟然 jìngrán 喝 hē 了 le 一 yī 公升 gōng shēng 的 de 冰 bīng 茶 chá .

I was so thirsty that I drank a liter of iced tea.

他 tā 叫 jiào 我 wǒ 等 děng 得 dé 太 tài 久 jiǔ ,这是不 bù 合理 hélǐ 的 de .

He kept me waiting an unconscionable time.

Words with 太 tài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
太 tài highest太 tài
太阳 tàiyang sun太陽
太太 tàitai Mrs.太太 tàitai
太空 tàikōng outer space太空 tàikōng
犹太人 Yóu tài rén Jew猶太人
太平洋 Tài píng Yáng Pacific Ocean太平洋 Tài píng Yáng
太过 tài guò too太過
老太太 lǎo tài tai esteemed mother老太太 lǎo tài tai
犹太 Yóu tài Jew猶太
太子 tài zǐ crown prince太子 tài zǐ
亚太 Yà Tài Asia-Pacific亞太
太阳能 tài yáng néng solar energy太陽能
太平 Tài píng place name太平 Tài píng
太原 Tài yuán Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 Shān xī shěng in central north China太原 Tài yuán
太后 tài hòu Empress Dowager太后 tài hòu
晒太阳 shài tài yáng to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)曬太陽
太监 tài jiàn court eunuch太監
太极 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology太極
老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous)老太婆 lǎo tài pó
太湖 Tài Hú Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡 Wú xī , bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes太湖 Tài Hú
太阳系 tài yáng xì solar system太陽系
太原市 Tài yuán shì Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 Shān xī shěng in central north China太原市 Tài yuán shì
老太 lǎo tài old lady老太 lǎo tài
太守 tài shǒu governor of a province太守 tài shǒu
太空船 tài kōng chuán spaceship太空船 tài kōng chuán

太 tài Decomposition & Compounds

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太 tài Decomposition

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太 tài Compounds

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  • 太 tài
    • 盇
      • 葢, 豓
    • 态 tài , 汰 tài , 钛 tài , 肽 tài , 酞 tài , 呔 dāi , 鈦 tài , 忲 tài , 駄 tuó , 粏, 舦, 軚 dài , 迏
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