How to say “too” in Chinese
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“Too” in Chinese is 太, tài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
太 is read tài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
大 “big” with a dot: bigger than big.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “太”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 太. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我不太忙wǒbútàimángI'm not very busy.
- 太贵了tàiguìleToo expensive!
- 太贵了便宜一点儿吧tàiguìle,piányiyìdiǎnrbaToo expensive, make it a bit cheaper.
- 这条裤子太长了zhètiáokùzitàichángleThese pants are too long.
- 你吃得太快了。nǐchīdetàikuàileYou eat too fast.
- 我考得不太好wǒkǎodebútàihǎoI didn't do very well.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What's he like?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “too” in Chinese?
“Too” in Chinese is 太, pinyin tài.
What does 太 mean?
太 (tài) means “too”.
How do you write 太?
太 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 太?
太 is read tài. Tones: tài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“too” in the lesson “What's he like?”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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