太 tài
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
太
tài
too, too much
Character
Example phrases
- 这个太贵了。 Zhège tài guì le. This is too expensive.
- 今天太热了。 Jīntiān tài rè le. It's too hot today.
- 你太好了！ Nǐ tài hǎo le! You're so kind!
- 这个桌子太大了。 Zhège zhuōzi tài dà le. This table is too big.
- 太贵了，我不买。 Tài guì le, wǒ bù mǎi. It's too expensive, I won't buy it.
- 今天太冷了。 Jīntiān tài lěng le. It's too cold today.
- 你别太累了。 Nǐ bié tài lèi le. Don't work yourself too hard!
- 这个包太重了。 Zhège bāo tài zhòng le. This bag is too heavy.
- 太好吃了，再吃一点儿！ Tài hǎochī le, zài chī yìdiǎnr! This is so good — have a little more!
- 妈妈太忙了，你别问她。 Māma tài máng le, nǐ bié wèn tā. Mom is too busy; don't ask her.