Word: 太 (tài)

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.

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.

今年的天气不太正常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì bú tài zhèngcháng.

This year's weather isn't very typical.

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.

他还不太会走路。

Tā hái bú tài huì zǒulù.

He can't walk very well yet.

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!

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.

因为太闹，所以我睡不着觉。

Yīnwèi tài nào, suǒyǐ wǒ shuì bù zháo jué.

I can't sleep because of the noise.

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.

太棒了！

Tài bàng le!

Fantastic!

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?

她不会活太久。

Tā búhuì huó tài jiǔ.

She won't live much longer.

她的爸爸不来因为太忙了。

Tā de bàba bù lái yīnwèi tài mángle.

Her dad won't come, he is very busy.

她说她不太可能会赢。

Tā shuō tā bú tài kěnéng huì yíng.

She said she wasn't likely to win.

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.

它不会太贵的。

Tā búhuì tài guì de.

It won't cost much.

完成这个工作不会花太长时间。

Wánchéng zhège gōngzuò búhuì huā tài cháng shíjiān.

It won't take long to finish the job.

对你来说还不太晚。

Duì nǐ lái shuō hái bú tài wǎn.

It isn't too late for you.

当然会的，不过上海话不太会讲。

Dāngrán huì de, búguò Shànghǎi huà bú tài huì jiǎng.

Sure I can, although I can't really speak Shanghainese.

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.

我不太同意你的看法。

Wǒ bú tài tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.

I do not quite agree with you.

我不太喜欢数学。

Wǒ bú tài xǐhuan shùxué.

I do not like mathematics very much.

我不太想喝可乐。

Wǒ bú tài xiǎng hē kělè.

I don't really want to drink coke.

我不太想说话。

Wǒ bú tài xiǎng shuōhuà.

I don't feel much like talking.

我不太明白他说什么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai tā shuō shénme.

I don't quite understand what he says.

我不太明白你在说甚么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are talking about.

我不太清楚。

Wǒ bú tài qīngchu.

I don't really know.

我不太看报纸。

Wǒ bú tài kàn bàozhǐ.

I don't read newspapers much.

我不太知道从哪里开始。

Wǒ bú tài zhīdào cóng nǎlǐ kāishǐ.

I don't know where to start.

我不太确定。

Wǒ bú tài quèdìng.

I can't say for sure.

我不太适应在这间公司工作。

Wǒ bú tài shìyìng zài zhè jiān gōngsī gōngzuò.

I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.

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.

我今天真是太累了。

Wǒ jīntiān zhēnshi tài lèile.

I'm really tired today.

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.

我们没有失去太多。

Wǒmen méiyǒu shīqù tài duō.

We haven't lost much.

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.

我们这样待他，好像不是太好。

Wǒmen zhèyàng dài tā, hǎoxiàng bú shì tài hǎo.

It would be unfair if we treated him so badly.

我住得太远了。

Wǒ zhù de tài yuǎnle.

I live too far away.

我住的房子不是太大。

Wǒ zhù de fángzi bú shì tài dà.

The house I'm living in isn't very large.

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.

我听不太懂你的意思。

Wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng nǐ de yìsi.

I don't quite follow you.

我听不太清楚。

Wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.

I can't hear very well.

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.

我太高兴了。

Wǒ tài gāoxìng le.

I'm so happy.

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.