Word: 太 (tài) too (much); very; extremely

不要在阳光下逗留太久。

Búyào zài yángguāng xià dòuliú tài jiǔ.

Don't stay in the sun too long.

不要太晚去睡觉。

Búyào tài wǎn qù shuìjiào.

Don't stay up too late.

不要太炫耀这个了。

Búyào tài xuànyào zhège le.

Stop being so arrogant about this.

不要太过于依赖别人。

Búyào tài guòyú yīlài biéren.

Don't depend too much on others.

不要对批评太敏感了。

Búyào duì pīpíng tài mǐngǎnle.

Don't be too sensitive to criticism.

中国发展得太快了。

Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de tài kuàile.

China's developing too quickly.

中文学起来太容易了。

Zhōng wénxué qǐlai tài róngyìle.

Chinese is too easy to learn.

书不能读太多。

Shū bùnéng dú tài duō.

We cannot read too many books.

书是不会读得太多的。

Shū shì búhuì dú de tài duō de.

We cannot read too many books.

五年太漫长而无法等待。

Wǔ nián tài màncháng ér wúfǎ děngdài.

Five years is too long to wait.

今天太热了，我没心情学习。

Jīntiān tài rè le, wǒ méi xīnqíng xuéxí.

As it is very hot today, I don't feel like studying.

今天太累了，我们点外卖吧。

Jīntiān tài lèile, wǒmen diǎn wàimài ba.

I'm too tired today, so let's order takeout.

今天早上我因为太懒而没有出门。

Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ yīnwèi tài lǎn ér méiyǒu chūmén.

This morning, I was very lazy and didn't go out.

今年的天气不太正常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì bú tài zhèngcháng.

This year's weather isn't very typical.

他不太关注棒球。

Tā bú tài guānzhù bàngqiú.

He doesn't care much for baseball.

他们不太认识对方。

Tāmen bú tài rènshi duìfāng.

They don't know each other very well.

他们的想法太过时了。

Tāmen de xiǎngfǎ tài guò shí le.

Their way of thinking is behind the times.

他喝太多啤酒。

Tā hē tài duō píjiǔ.

He drinks too much beer.

他因为太疲劳而无法继续前进。

Tā yīnwèi tài píláo ér wúfǎ jìxù qiánjìn.

He was too tired to go any farther.

他太年轻了，无法独自生活。

Tā tài niánqīngle, wúfǎ dúzì shēnghuó.

He was too young to live alone.

他已经离得太远听不到我们了。

Tā yǐjīng lí de tài yuǎn tīng búdào wǒmen le.

He's already too far away to hear us.

他当老师的时间不太长。

Tā dāng lǎoshī de shíjiān bú tài cháng.

He hasn't been a teacher for long.

他很聪明，但却不太帮得上忙。

Tā hěn cōngming, dàn què bú tài bāng de shàng máng.

He may be clever, but he is not very helpful.

他抱怨房间太小。

Tā bàoyuàn fángjiān tài xiǎo.

He complained that the room was too small.

他最大的缺点就是话太多。

Tā zuì dà de quēdiǎn jiùshì huà tài duō.

His greatest fault is talking too much.

他的忠告没起到太大的作用。

Tā de zhōnggào méi qǐdào tài dà de zuòyòng.

His advice didn't help much.

他的看法似乎太乐观了。

Tā de kànfǎ sìhū tài lèguānle.

His view seems to be too optimistic.

他的身体太瘦了。

Tā de shēntǐ tài shòule.

His body is too thin.

他考试失败了，但他不太在意。

Tā kǎoshì shībàile, dàn tā bú tài zàiyì.

He failed the exam, but he doesn't care too much.

他解释得不太清楚。

Tā jiěshì de bú tài qīngchu.

His explanation is not clear.

他说话太快了。

Tā shuōhuà tài kuàile.

He talks too fast.

他跟她说这样的话真是太残忍了。

Tā gēn tā shuō zhèyàng dehuà zhēnshi tài cánrěnle.

It is cruel of him to say such things to her.

他还不太会走路。

Tā hái bú tài huì zǒulù.

He can't walk very well yet.

但我一直都太懒了。

Dàn wǒ yìzhí dōu tài lǎnle.

But I was always too lazy.

你不应该吃太多糖果。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi chī tài duō tángguǒ.

You shouldn't eat too much candy.

你不能来真是太糟糕了。

Nǐ bùnéng lái zhēnshi tài zāogāole.

It's too bad that you couldn't come.

你不觉得这房里的冷气太强了吗？

Nǐ bù juéde zhè fáng lǐ de lěngqì tài qiángle ma?

Don't you think the air conditioner is turned up too high in here?

你书架上的书太多了。

Nǐ shūjià shàng de shū tài duō le.

You have too many books on the shelf.

你买了太多面包。

Nǐ mǎile tài duō miànbāo.

You bought too much bread.

你仔细看看，太新鲜啦！

Nǐ zǐxì kànkan, tài xīnxiān la!

Take a good look, it's really fresh!

你们也太大胆了吧！

Nǐmen yě tài dàdǎn le ba!

You were also too brave!

你们的效率太低了。

Nǐmen de xiàolǜ tài dīle.

It is inefficient of you.

你们真是太热情了。

Nǐmen zhēnshi tài rèqíng le.

You're really too kind.

你咖啡喝得太多了。

Nǐ kāfēi hē de tài duō le.

You drink too much coffee.

你太依赖别人了。

Nǐ tài yīlài biéren le.

You depend too much on others.

你太大方了。

Nǐ tài dàfang le.

You're too generous.

你太天真了。

Nǐ tài tiānzhēn le.

You're so naive.

你太年轻，不能退休。

Nǐ tài niánqīng, bùnéng tuìxiū.

You're too young to retire.

你太年轻了，还不能做这个。

Nǐ tài niánqīngle, hái bùnéng zuò zhège.

You're too young to be doing that.

你太悲观了。

Nǐ tài bēiguānle.

You're being too pessimistic.

你太担心你的体重了。

Nǐ tài dānxīn nǐ de tǐzhòng le.

You worry about your weight too much.

你太漂亮了！

Nǐ tài piàoliangle!

You're so beautiful!

你太老了，做不得这种事了。

Nǐ tài lǎole, zuò bùdé zhèzhǒng shì le.

You're too old to be doing this kind of thing.

你太能干了。

Nǐ tài nénggàn le.

You're really something.

你太让我失望了。

Nǐ tài ràng wǒ shīwàngle.

You've disappointed me a lot.

你太谦虚了。

Nǐ tài qiānxūle.

You're too modest.

你对什么都太怀疑了。

Nǐ duì shénme dōu tài huáiyíle.

You're too suspicious about everything.

你对待身边的人太冷漠了。

Nǐ duìdài shēnbiān de rén tài lěngmò le.

You are too indifferent to those around you.

你对我的个性还不太清楚。

Nǐ duì wǒ de gèxìng hái bú tài qīngchu.

There are a lot of things you don't know about my personality.

你对批评太敏感了。

Nǐ duì pīpíng tài mǐngǎnle.

You are too sensitive to criticism.

你对这件事太过重视了。

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì tài guò zhòngshìle.

You make too much of the event.

你工作太努力了。

Nǐ gōngzuò tài nǔlì le.

You work too hard.

你已经花了太多钱了！

Nǐ yǐjīng huāle tài duō qián le!

You've spent too much money!

你开得太快了。

Nǐ kāi de tài kuàile.

You're driving too fast.

你想太多了。

Nǐ xiǎng tài duō le.

You think too much.

你把我的头发剪得太短了。

Nǐ bǎ wǒ de tóufa jiǎn de tài duǎnle.

You've cut my hair too short.

你永远不会太老而不能学习。

Nǐ yǒngyuǎn búhuì tài lǎo ér bùnéng xuéxí.

You will never be too old to learn.

你永远都不能太自我。

Nǐ yǒngyuǎn dōu bùnéng tài zìwǒ.

You can never have too much ego.

你的头发太长了。

Nǐ de tóufa tài chángle.

Your hair is too long.

你的行为离要求的太远了。

Nǐ de xíngwéi lí yāoqiú de tài yuǎnle.

Your behavior leaves much to be desired.

你的衣服太漂亮了。

Nǐ de yīfu tài piàoliangle.

Your clothes are extremely beautiful.

你相信他真是太愚蠢了。

Nǐ xiāngxìn tā zhēnshi tài yúchǔnle.

It is stupid of you to believe in him.

你看，太美啦！

Nǐ kàn, tài Měi la!

Look, it's so pretty!

你真是太对了。

Nǐ zhēnshi tài duì le.

You're so right.

你真是太热情了。

Nǐ zhēnshi tài rèqíng le.

You're really too kind.

你知道得太多了。

Nǐ zhīdào de tài duō le.

You know too much.

你要拿驾照还太年轻了。

Nǐ yào ná jiàzhào hái tài niánqīngle.

You're still too young to get a driver's license.

你要注意不要太自信。

Nǐ yào zhùyì búyào tài zìxìn.

You should beware of overconfidence.

你该减肥了，因为你太胖了。

Nǐ gāi jiǎnféile, yīnwèi nǐ tài pàngle.

You should lose weight, because you are too fat.

你说太多了。

Nǐ shuō tài duō le.

You talk too much.

“你说得太多了，”他说道。

“Nǐ shuō de tài duō le, ”tā shuōdào.

"You talk too much," he said.

你还不太晚。

Nǐ hái bú tài wǎn.

You're not too late.

你酒喝得太醉了不能开车。

Nǐ jiǔ hē de tài zuìle bùnéng kāichē.

You're too drunk to drive.

做饭太费时间了。

Zuòfàn tài fèi shíjiān le.

Cooking takes too much time.

公园里有太多人了。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu tài duō rén le.

There are too many people in the park.

其中一些似乎太难了。

Qízhōng yìxiē sìhū tài nánle.

Some of them seem to be too difficult.

再那样做就太蠢了。

Zài nàyàng zuò jiù tài chǔnle.

It would be silly to do that again.

军人所失去的自由太多了。

Jūnrén suǒ shīqù de zìyóu tài duō le.

The freedom that soldiers give up is too great.

别太操心了，不然会掉头发的。

Bié tài cāoxīnle, bùrán huì diào tóufa de.

Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.

别对他有太高的期望。

Bié duì tā yǒu tài gāo de qīwàng.

Don't expect too much of him.

别放太多盐。

Bié fàng tài duō yán.

Don't add too much salt.

化妆太浓的话脸会看着很奇怪。

Huàzhuāng tài nóng dehuà liǎn huì kànzhe hěn qíguài.

A face with too much make up looks strange.

即使有人比你漂亮，也不会太多。

Jíshǐ yǒurén bǐ nǐ piàoliang, yě búhuì tài duō.

If there even are people more beautiful than you, there won't be many of them.

即使有比你漂亮的，也不会太多。

Jíshǐ yǒu bǐ nǐ piàoliang de, yě búhuì tài duō.

If there even are people more beautiful than you, there won't be many of them.

反正已经太晚了。

Fǎnzhèng yǐjīng tài wǎn le.

It's too late, anyhow.

变化太小，察觉不出来。

Biànhuà tài xiǎo, chájué bù chūlái.

The change is too small to be observed.

可以这样说，但是太不文明了。

Kěyǐ zhèyàng shuō, dànshì tài bù wénmíng le.

You could say it that way, but it's quite vulgar.

可是太贵了！

Kěshì tài guìle!

But it's too expensive!

可能你工作得太拼命？

Kěnéng nǐ gōngzuò de tài pīnmìng?

Maybe you are working too hard.

吃得太多对健康不好。

Chī de tài duō duì jiànkāng bù hǎo.

Eating too much is bad for the health.