4 strokes
4 画
tài
dà
big
- excessively; too
- live on (or off)
- extremely (used in praise)
- very (used in a negative sentence)
tài-gōng
太公
n.
great-grandfather
tài-hòu
太后
n.
mother of an emperor
tài-kōng
太空
n.
outer space
tài-jí-quán
太极拳
n.
a kind of martial arts called taichi
tài-píng
太平
adj.
peace and tranquility
tài-píng-yáng
太平洋
n.
the Pacific Ocean
tài-tai
太太
n.
madam; the mistress of a household
tài-yáng
太阳
n.
the sun; sunshine
tài-zǐ
太子
n.
crown prince
Usage 用法
excessively; too
Tiān-qì tài rè le.
天气太热了。
It’s too hot!
extremely (used in praise)
Zhēn-shi tài gǎn-xiè nǐ le.
真是太感谢你了。
I’m really grateful to you!
very (used in a negative sentence)
Shàng-si duì tā-de gōng-zuò bú-tài mǎn-yì.
上司对他的工作不太满意。
His boss was not very satisfied with his work.
