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

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.

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.

他说话太快了。

Tā shuōhuà tài kuàile.

He talks too fast.

你们真是太热情了。

Nǐmen zhēnshi tài rèqíng le.

You're really too kind.

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.

你对什么都太怀疑了。

Nǐ duì shénme dōu tài huáiyíle.

You're too suspicious about everything.

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.

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.

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.

别放太多盐。

Bié fàng tài duō yán.

Don't add too much salt.

可是太贵了！

Kěshì tài guìle!

But it's too expensive!

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.

因为它太大了。

Yīnwèi tā tài dàle.

It's because it's too big.

太久了，我们不能再等。

Tài jiǔle, wǒmen bùnéng zài děng.

It's been too long -- we can't wait any more.

太晚了，机票都买不到了。

Tài wǎn le, jīpiào dōu mǎi búdàole.

It's too late - we won't be able to buy plane tickets now.

太暗了我无法读。

Tài àn le wǒ wúfǎ dú.

It is too dark for me to read.

太暗了，看不清楚。

Tài àn le, kàn bù qīngchu.

It is too dark to see clearly.

太热了不能待在这里。

Tài rè le bùnéng dài zài zhèlǐ.

It is too hot to stay here.

太热了所以我们无法工作。

Tài rè le suǒyǐ wǒmen wúfǎ gōngzuò.

It's too hot for us to work.

太简单了吗？

Tài jiǎndānle ma?

Was that too easy?

如果不是太贵的话，我会买的。

Rúguǒ bú shì tài guì dehuà, wǒ huì mǎi de.

If it's not too expensive, I'll do that.

妈妈说我说话太快。

Māma shuō wǒ shuōhuà tài kuài.

Mum says that I speak too fast.

对你来说还不太晚。

Duì nǐ lái shuō hái bú tài wǎn.

It isn't too late for you.

您对什么都太怀疑了。

Nín duì shénme dōu tài huáiyíle.

You're too suspicious about everything.

您真是太热情了。

Nín zhēnshi tài rèqíng le.

You're really too kind.

您走太快了。

Nín zǒu tài kuàile.

You're walking too fast.

我不想说太多。

Wǒ bùxiǎng shuō tài duō.

I didn't want to say too much.

我不敢走在前面，太黑了。

Wǒ bùgǎn zǒu zài qiánmiàn, tài hēile.

I'm afraid to go first, it's too dark.

我不能买这本书，太贵了。

Wǒ bùnéng mǎi zhè běn shū, tài guìle.

I cannot buy this book. It's too expensive.

我不能离开，还太早了。

Wǒ bùnéng líkāi, hái tài zǎole.

I cannot leave. It's too early.

我们在这里花了太多时间。

Wǒmen zài zhèlǐ huāle tài duō shíjiān.

We've spent too much time here.

我们没有太多时间。

Wǒmen méiyǒu tài duō shíjiān.

We don't have too much time.

我们点了太多的食物。

Wǒmen diǎn le tài duō de shíwù.

We ordered too much food.

我们点太多食物了。

Wǒmen diǎn tài duō shíwù le.

We ordered too much food.

我们要做的工作太多了。

Wǒmen yào zuò de gōngzuò tài duō le.

We've got too much work to do.

我住得太远了。

Wǒ zhù de tài yuǎnle.

I live too far away.

我只希望不会太晚。

Wǒ zhǐ xīwàng búhuì tài wǎn.

I only hope it is not too late.

我吃得太多了。

Wǒ chī de tài duō le.

I ate too much.

我太忙了不能去。

Wǒ tài mángle bùnéng qù.

I am too busy to go.

我太忙了，无法帮助他。

Wǒ tài mángle, wúfǎ bāngzhù tā.

I'm too busy to help him.

我太累了，走不动了。

Wǒ tài lèile, zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.

我对这个世界来说太老了。

Wǒ duì zhège shìjiè lái shuō tài lǎole.

I am too old for this world.

我工作得太多了。

Wǒ gōngzuò de tài duō le.

I work too much.

我想他只是太紧张了。

Wǒ xiǎng tā zhǐshì tài jǐnzhāngle.

I think he was just too nervous.

我想我喝得太多了。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ hē de tài duō le.

I think that I drank too much.

我本来很想走走，但是天太热了。

Wǒ běnlái hěn xiǎng zǒu zǒu, dànshì tiān tài rè le.

I would like to take a walk, but the day is too hot.

没有人会因为太老而不能学习。

Méiyǒu rén huì yīnwèi tài lǎo ér bùnéng xuéxí.

Nobody is too old to learn.

现在太晚了。

Xiànzài tài wǎn le.

It's too late now.

现在才五点，太早了。

Xiànzài cái wǔ diǎn, tài zǎole.

It's only five o'clock - it's too early.

要完成实验，三个月太短了。

Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān gè yuè tài duǎnle.

Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.

这个太大了。

Zhège tài dàle.

This is too big.

这个太长了。

Zhège tài chángle.

This is too long.

这个房子的地下室太恐怖了，我不敢下去。

Zhège fángzi de dìxiàshì tài kǒngbùle, wǒ bùgǎn xiàqù.

The basement in this house is too scary, I don't dare go down.

这个房间太小了。

Zhège fángjiān tài xiǎole.

This room is too small.

这个盒子太大了。

Zhège hézi tài dàle.

This box is too big.

这个问题太难了，我说不出来答案。

Zhège wèntí tài nánle, wǒ shuō bù chūlái dá'àn.

The question is too hard - I can't answer it.

这小故事太简单说明一切。

Zhè xiǎo gùshi tài jiǎndān shuōmíng yíqiè.

This little story is too simple to explain everything.

这房子给我们住太小了。

Zhè fángzi gěi wǒmen zhù tài xiǎole.

This is too small a house for us to live in.

这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì nǐ lái shuō dú qǐlai tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for you to read.

这本书对我太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì wǒ tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for me.

这本书对我而言太贵了。

Zhè běn shū duì wǒ éryán tài guìle.

This book is too expensive for me.

这部电影太长了。

Zhè bú diànyǐng tài chángle.

This film is too long.

那个店的菜太贵。

Nàge diàn de cài tài guì.

That restaurant's too expensive.

那些树长得太高了。

Nèixiē shù zhǎng de tài gāole.

Those trees have grown too tall.

那可能太晚了。

Nà kěnéng tài wǎn le.

That could be too late.

那太多了吗？

Nà tài duō le ma?

Was that too much?

那太简单了。

Nà tài jiǎndānle.

That's too easy.

那里太多人了。

Nàli tài duō rén le.

There are too many people there.

酒喝太多很危险。

Jiǔ hē tài duō hěn wēixiǎn.

It is dangerous to drink too much.

钱太多了吗？

Qián tài duō le ma?

Too much money?

问题是你太年轻了。

Wèntí shì nǐ tài niánqīngle.

The trouble is that you are too young.