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太太

tài tai · tai tai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. married woman
  2. Mrs.
  3. Madam
  4. wife
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Mrs. Wang next door

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你家(nǐjiā)隔壁(gébì)那(nà)位(wèi)太太(tàitai)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Liangliang, who is the lady next door to you?

  2. Liangliang

    她(tā)是(shì)王(wáng)太太(tàitai)，她(tā)先生(xiānsheng)在(zài)大学(dàxué)教书(jiāoshū)。

    She's Mrs. Wang. Her husband teaches at a university.

  3. Dengdeng

    王(wáng)太太(tàitai)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)在(zài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Mrs. Wang sings in the yard every morning.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，王(wáng)太太(tàitai)唱得(chàngde)很(hěn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    Yes, Mrs. Wang sings really well.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)叫(jiào)她(tā)阿姨(āyí)，她(tā)让(ràng)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)她(tā)太太(tàitai)。

    Yesterday I called her aunt, and she asked me to call her Mrs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)太(tài)太(tai)来(lái)自(zì)于(yú)加(jiā)利(lì)福(fú)尼(ní)亚(yà)州(zhōu)。

His wife comes from California.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)太(tài)太(tai)的(de)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)亲(qīn)戚(qi)都(dōu)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)姻(yīn)亲(qīn)。

All of my wife's relatives are my in-laws.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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