太

tài · tai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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