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Expressing "excessively" with 太 ("tai4")

太 tài

Grammar
HSK 1

Structure

太 + Adj. + 了

Translations

  • too
  • very

Definition

表示程度过高，超出正常或预期的范围，通常带有贬义或感叹的语气。

Indicates an excessive degree, beyond the normal or expected range, often with a negative or exclamatory tone.

Usage

用于形容词或动词前，强调程度太深，常与‘了’连用，构成‘太...了’结构。

Used before adjectives or verbs to emphasize an excessive degree, often with '了' to form the '太...了' construction.

Examples

  • 1 这个房间太小了。 (This room is too small.)
  • 2 他跑得太快了，我跟不上。 (He runs too fast; I can't keep up.)
  • 3 价格太贵了，我买不起。 (The price is too expensive; I can't afford it.)
  • 4 你太客气了，不用这么麻烦。 (You are too polite; you don't need to go to such trouble.)
  • 5 今天太热了，我们别出门了。 (It's too hot today; let's not go out.)

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