太 (tài)

highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely

Etymology

Addition of a dot to 大 (dà; big) to mean "very" or "extremely".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“泰，滑也。从廾，从水，大聲。夳，古文泰。”

Components

Example sentences

  1. 太好了！ — Great!
  2. 太小了。 — It's too small.
  3. 太贵了！ — It's too expensive!
  4. 太多了。 — That's too much.
  5. 太晚了。 — It is too late.

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