太
tài
Pinyin
Definition
太
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- highest
- greatest
- too (much)
- very
- extremely
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
天下太平
- 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
- 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
- 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
- 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
- 2 fig. hell freezes over
- 3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
- 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Sample Sentences
恕我冒昧,这个数字太高了,我们根本不可能做到。
The number is way too high, it’s impossible for us to achieve.
主管,恕我直言,我认为这个做法太没效率了。
Mister, sorry for being too direct, I think this way might be too inefficient.
坦白说,你们的商品质量太低了,我不想和你们一起合作。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
你说得很有道理,但是这个提案成本太高了。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
这个提案好是好,但是成本太高了。
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
我了解你的意思,但是我不太认同。
I understand what you mean, but I don’t really agree.
我明白,但是我不太同意。
I understand, but I don’t really agree with it.
好。你再看这儿,这预付款也太多了吧。
Alright. Then you look at this article. The down payment is a bit too much.
这折扣太少了吧,真不够意思。
The discount is too small. That’s not generous enough of you.
他常说:“凡事只要差不多,就好了。何必太精明呢?”
He would often say, "Things only have to be close enough to be good. Why bother to do things precisely all the time?”