tài
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How to write (tài) in Chinese

(pinyin: tài, written "tai" or "tai") means too (excessive); very, extremely. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • too (excessive); very, extremely

Stroke order

Examples

怪不得没见过。这楼电梯太慢了。
guài bu de méi jiàn guò. zhè lóu diàn tī tài màn le.
No wonder we've never met. The elevators in this building are so slow.
能吃一点,但是太辣就受不了。你呢?
néng chī yì diǎn, dàn shì tài là jiù shòu bù liǎo. nǐ ne?
I can eat a little, but I can't handle very spicy. You?
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