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太

tài · tai

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Meaning

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  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
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Too hot, too cold

  1. Liangliang

    这杯(zhèbēi)茶(chá)太(tài)烫(tàng)了(le)。

    This tea is too hot.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)等(děng)一会儿(yīhuìr)再(zài)喝(hē)。

    Then wait a while and drink it later.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，现在(xiànzài)又(yòu)太(tài)凉(liáng)了(le)。

    I waited ten minutes, and now it's too cold.

  4. Dengdeng

    太(tài)凉(liáng)了(le)？那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)给(gěi)你(nǐ)倒(dào)一杯(yībēi)热(rè)的(de)。

    Too cold? Then I'll pour you another hot one.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)别(bié)太(tài)烫(tàng)！

    Okay, but not too hot!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)抖(dǒu)得(de)太(tài)厉(lì)害(hai)，没(méi)法(fǎ)穿(chuān)针(zhēn)了(le)。

My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)太(tài)老(lǎo)实(shi)了(le)，连(lián)撒(sā)谎(huǎng)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)。

Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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