Chinese Character 太 (taai3 | tai4) : too, extremely

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太
taai3 tai4
[1] very large; very big [2] too; much; extremely; over; excessively [3] a term of respect (used in titles) [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 4 Level: 1 Radical: 大 (#37)
太
Don't confuse with: 大犬
This character was last edited on 27th Mar 2008
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太太 taai3 taai3*2 tai4 tai5 = [1] Mrs.; [2] wife 太陽 taai3 joeng4 tai4 yang2 = sun 亞太 aa3 taai3 ya3 tai4 (Taiwan), ya4 tai4 (PRC) = Asia Pacific 太忙 taai3 mong4 tai4 mang2 = too busy 太空 taai3 hung1 tai4 kong1 = space; universe 太子 taai3 zi2 tai4 zi3 = (crown) prince; Prince Edward (MTR station) 太陽系 taai3 joeng4 hai6 tai4 yang2 xi4 = Solar System 猶太 jau4 taai3 you2 tai4 = Jewish; Judaea 猶太教 jau4 taai3 gaau3 you2 tai4 jiao4 = Judaism 猶太人 jau4 taai3 jan4 you2 tai4 ren2 = Jew; a Jewish person See all 133 compounds
Showing all 9 examples containing 太其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。 edit Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework. 能見到你真是太好了. 國 edit It was nice meeting you. 如果我唔係太攰，我會去買嘢。粵 edit If I'm not too tired, I will go shopping. 你每次都吃太多！國 edit You always eat too much food! 我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了國 edit We have so much nice food in the house. 未免太過份 edit go a bit too far; be rather too presumptuous 哪裡，我的漢語不太好。國 edit No, my Chinese isn't that good. [Usage of 哪裡's definition [2], for example to reply to a compliment such as 「你的漢語很好。」] 你加太少水就會煲燶飯咖。粵 edit If you add too little water, you will burn the rice. 要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進粵 edit Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.

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Decimal representation of this word: 太
Unicode code for this character: U+592A (off-site link)

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