Word: 太 (tài)

一个人在家太闷了。

Yí gè rén zàijiā tài mènle.

Being at home alone is so boring.

上班时间不应该处理太多私事。

Shàngbānshíjiān bù yīnggāi chǔlǐ tài duō sīshì.

You shouldn't deal with too many personal matters during work hours.

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.

不要太计较个人得失。

Búyào tài jìjiào gèrén déshī.

Don't be too concerned about personal gains and losses.

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.

专家也不太清楚。

Zhuānjiā yě bú tài qīngchu.

Experts don't really know.

两件事牵扯太多，很难分开。

Liǎng jiàn shì qiānchě tài duō, hěn nán fēnkāi.

The two matters are too intertwined to separate.

中国发展得太快了。

Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de tài kuàile.

China's developing too quickly.

中奖的概率非常小，别太期待。

Zhòngjiǎng de gàilǜ fēicháng xiǎo, bié tài qīdài.

The probability of winning a prize is very small, so don't expect too much.

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.

书包太重，坠得肩膀疼。

Shūbāo tài zhòng, zhuì de jiānbǎng téng.

The schoolbag is so heavy that it weighs on my shoulders and hurts.

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.

五更天唱曲子，高兴得太早了

wǔgēngtiān chàng qǔzi, gāoxìng de tài zǎole

singing songs in the fifth watch of the night: too happy too early

京剧的唱腔我听不太懂。

Jīngjù de chàngqiāng wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng.

I can't quite understand the singing style of Peking opera.

人口分布不太平均。

Rénkǒu fēnbù bú tài píngjūn.

The population distribution is not very even.

今天太忙了，咱们改日再聊吧。

Jīntiān tài mángle, zánmen gǎirì zài liáo ba.

I'm too busy today, so let's talk another day.

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.

从他的表情，我推断他不太高兴。

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ tuīduàn tā bú tài gāoxìng.

From his expression, I inferred that he wasn't very happy.

他不太会和异性说话。

Tā bú tài huì hé yìxìng shuōhuà.

He isn't very good at talking to the opposite sex.

他不太会表述自己的想法。

Tā bú tài huì biǎoshù zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

He is not very good at expressing his thoughts.

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.

他做事太功利，只看有没有用。

Tā zuòshì tài gōnglì, zhǐ kàn yǒuméiyǒu yòng.

He is too utilitarian and only looks at whether something is useful.

他做事太教条，一点也不灵活。

Tā zuòshì tài jiàotiáo, yìdiǎn yě bù línghuó.

He is too dogmatic in how he works and not flexible at all.

他做事太浮躁，常常出错。

Tā zuòshì tài fúzào, chángcháng chūcuò.

He is too scatterbrained in his work and often makes mistakes.

他做事太被动，总要别人催。

Tā zuòshì tài bèidòng, zǒng yào biéren cuī.

He is too passive in his work and always needs others to push him.

他偷走了老人的钱，太可恶了。

Tā tōu zǒule lǎorén de qián, tài kěwùle.

He stole the old man's money. That's vile.

他刚入行，做事还太嫩。

Tā gāng rù háng, zuòshì hái tài nèn.

He's just entered the field and is still too green at his work.

他刚转学，还不太合群。

Tā gāng zhuǎnxué, hái bú tài héqún.

He just transferred schools and doesn't quite fit in yet.

他卖得太便宜，一定会亏本。

Tā mài de tài piányi, yídìng huì kuīběn.

He sells too cheaply, so he's bound to make a loss.

他发球太快，我接不到。

Tā fāqiú tài kuài, wǒ jiē búdào.

His serve is so fast that I can't return it.

他吃得太多，腹里很不舒服。

Tā chī de tài duō, fù lǐ hěn bù shūfu.

He ate too much, and his belly feels very uncomfortable.

他吃得太急，差点窒息。

Tā chī de tài jí, chàdiǎn zhìxī.

He ate so fast that he nearly choked.

他吃饭的样子太野蛮了。

Tā chīfàn de yàngzi tài yěmánle.

The way he eats is so uncivilized.

他唱得太难听了，别听了。

Tā chàng de tài nántīngle, bié tīngle.

He sings so badly, so let's stop listening.

他喝不惯茅台，觉得太辣了。

Tā hē bú guàn máotái, juéde tài là le.

He isn't used to Moutai and finds it too harsh.

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.

他太贪了，什么都想要。

Tā tài tānle, shénme dōu xiǎngyào.

He's too greedy and wants everything.

他太马虎，又忘带钥匙了。

Tā tài mǎhu, yòu wàng dài yàoshi le.

He's so careless, he forgot his keys again.

他太高傲了，很少和同事说话。

Tā tài gāo'àole, hěn shǎo hé tóngshì shuōhuà.

He is so arrogant that he rarely talks to his colleagues.

他太高傲，同事都不愿理他。

Tā tài gāo'ào, tóngshì dōu bú yuàn lǐ tā.

He is so arrogant that his coworkers don't want to deal with him.

他太高兴了，一时竟然失态了。

Tā tài gāoxìng le, yìshí jìngrán shītài le.

He was so happy that for a moment he forgot himself.

他嫌弃弟弟动作太慢。

Tā xiánqì dìdi dòngzuò tài màn.

He is fed up with his younger brother for being too slow.

他嫌房间太小，不想租。

Tā xián fángjiān tài xiǎo, bùxiǎng zū.

He thinks the room is too small and doesn't want to rent it.

他家里太穷，十五岁就辍学了。

Tā jiālǐ tài qióng, shíwǔ suì jiù chuòxuéle.

His family was too poor, so he dropped out of school at fifteen.

他对待孩子的态度太粗暴了。

Tā duìdài háizi de tàidu tài cūbàole.

His attitude toward the children is too harsh.

他居然答应了，这太出人意料了！

Tā jūrán dāyingle, zhè tài chūrényìliào le!

He actually agreed, which is so surprising!

他工作太劳累，病倒了。

Tā gōngzuò tài láolèi, bìngdǎole.

He was so exhausted from work that he fell ill.

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.

他才三岁，你要求未免太高了。

Tā cái sān suì, nǐ yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài gāole.

He's only three, so your expectations are really too high.

他抱怨房间太小。

Tā bàoyuàn fángjiān tài xiǎo.

He complained that the room was too small.

他提出的要求太无理了。

Tā tíchū de yāoqiú tài wúlǐle.

The demand he made was too unreasonable.

他摔倒的样子太搞笑了！

Tā shuāidǎo de yàngzi tài gǎoxiàole!

The way he fell over was hilarious!

他敲门的力度太大了。

Tā qiāomén de lìdù tài dàle.

He knocked on the door with too much force.

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.

他每个月的收益不太稳定。

Tā měige yuè de shōuyì bú tài wěndìng.

His monthly earnings are not very stable.

他画的人物太平面了。

Tā huà de rénwù tài píngmiàn le.

The figures he draws are too flat.

他画的这幅画不太像样。

Tā huà de zhè fú huà bú tài xiàngyàng.

This painting he did isn't quite up to par.

他的夹克袖子太长了。

Tā de jiákè xiùzi tài chángle.

The sleeves of his jacket are too long.

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.

他的想法很辩证，不太极端。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn biànzhèng, bú tài jíduān.

His thinking is quite dialectical and not very extreme.

他的看法似乎太乐观了。

Tā de kànfǎ sìhū tài lèguānle.

His view seems to be too optimistic.

他的肢体还不太灵活。

Tā de zhītǐ hái bú tài línghuó.

His limbs are still not very flexible.

他的身体太瘦了。

Tā de shēntǐ tài shòule.

His body is too thin.

他站太久，中暑了。

Tā zhàn tài jiǔ, zhòngshǔ le.

He stood for too long and got heatstroke.

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.

他说太贵，言外之意是不买。

Tā shuō tài guì, yánwàizhīyì shì bù mǎi.

He said it was too expensive, which implied he wouldn't buy it.

他说话太俗，大家都不爱听。

Tā shuōhuà tài sú, dàjiā dōu bú ài tīng.

He talks so coarsely that nobody likes listening to him.

他说话太快了。

Tā shuōhuà tài kuàile.

He talks too fast.

他请假的次数太多，老板不高兴。

Tā qǐngjià de cìshù tài duō, lǎobǎn bù gāoxìng.

He has asked for leave too many times, and his boss is unhappy.

他走得太快，我怎么也撵不上。

Tā zǒu de tài kuài, wǒ zěnme yě niǎn bú shàng.

He walks so fast that I can't catch up with him no matter what.

他跟她说这样的话真是太残忍了。

Tā gēn tā shuō zhèyàng de huà 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.

他这个人太抠了，从来不请客。

Tā zhège rén tài kōule, cóngláibù qǐngkè.

He's so stingy that he never treats anyone.

价格太高会降低竞争力。

Jiàgé tài gāo huì jiàngdī jìngzhēnglì.

Prices that are too high will reduce competitiveness.

会议太无聊，他找个借口就溜了。

Huìyì tài wúliáo, tā zhǎo gè jièkǒu jiù liūle.

The meeting was so boring that he made an excuse and slipped away.

似是而非的广告太多了。

Sìshì'érfēi de guǎnggào tài duō le.

There are too many misleading ads that seem true but aren't.

但我一直都太懒了。

Dàn wǒ yìzhí dōu tài lǎnle.

But I was always too lazy.

住得离公司太远是最大的弊病。

Zhù de lí gōngsī tài yuǎn shì zuì dà de bìbìng.

Living too far from the office is the biggest disadvantage.

作业写得太敷衍了。

Zuòyè xiě de tài fūyǎnle.

The homework was done far too half-heartedly.

你不应该吃太多糖果。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi chī tài duō tángguǒ.

You shouldn't eat too much candy.

你不用为孩子的事太忧虑。

Nǐ búyòng wèi háizi de shì tài yōulǜ.

You don't need to worry too much about the child.

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.

你不要把读书看得太功利。

Nǐ búyào bǎ dúshū kàn de tài gōnglì.

Don't look at studying in too utilitarian a way.

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?

你之所以会累，是因为睡得太少。

Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ huì lèi, shì yīnwèi shuì de tài shǎo.

The reason you get tired is that you sleep too little.