Word: 太 (tài)

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.

你今天不去也好，外面太冷了。

Nǐ jīntiān bú qù yěhǎo, wàimiàn tài lěngle.

It's just as well you're not going today, since it's too cold outside.

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.

你别太操劳了，注意休息。

Nǐ bié tài cāoláole, zhùyì xiūxi.

Don't overwork yourself, and get some rest.

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.

你太心软，别人会占便宜。

Nǐ tài xīnruǎn, biéren huì zhànpiányi.

You're too softhearted, and people will take advantage of you.

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.

你是不是嫌这家饭馆太吵？

Nǐ shìbúshì xián zhè jiā fànguǎn tài chǎo?

Do you find this restaurant too noisy?

你最近太劳累，要多休息。

Nǐ zuìjìn tài láolèi, yào duō xiūxi.

You've been so tired lately, so you should rest more.

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.

你的发言不太连贯，我没听懂。

Nǐ de fāyán bú tài liánguàn, wǒ méi tīngdǒng.

Your speech wasn't very coherent, and I didn't understand it.

你的头发太长了。

Nǐ de tóufa tài chángle.

Your hair is too long.

你的目标不太切实。

Nǐ de mùbiāo bú tài qièshí.

Your goal isn't very realistic.

你的腰带太松了，再紧一点吧。

Nǐ de yāodài tài sōngle, zài jǐn yìdiǎn ba.

Your belt is too loose, so tighten it a bit.

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.

你跟我还客气，太见外了。

Nǐ gēn wǒ hái kèqi, tài jiànwàile.

You're being polite with me again, which is too formal.

你还不太晚。

Nǐ hái bú tài wǎn.

You're not too late.

你还是三思而行吧，别太着急。

Nǐ háishi sānsī'érxíng ba, bié tài zháojí.

You'd better think it over carefully and not be too hasty.

你这一招太妙了！

Nǐ zhè yìzhāo tài miàole!

That move of yours was brilliant!

你这一招实在太高明了！

Nǐ zhè yìzhāo shízài tài gāomíng le!

That move of yours was truly masterful!

你这样回答老板，不太恰当。

Nǐ zhèyàng huídá lǎobǎn, bú tài qiàdàng.

It isn't very appropriate to answer your boss like that.

你这样看问题，太片面了。

Nǐ zhèyàng kàn wèntí, tài piànmiàn le.

Looking at the problem this way is too one-sided.

你这样说话不太得当。

Nǐ zhèyàng shuōhuà bú tài dédàng.

It isn't very appropriate for you to talk like that.

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.

信贷太容易，人们就会花太多钱。

Xìndài tài róngyì, rénmen jiù huì huā tài duō qián.

When credit is too easy, people spend too much money.

做临时工不太稳定。

Zuò línshígōng bú tài wěndìng.

Temporary work isn't very stable.

做事别太急躁，先想清楚再动手。

Zuòshì bié tài jízào, xiān xiǎng qīngchu zài dòngshǒu.

Don't be so impetuous; think it through before you act.

做事要讲究中庸之道，别太极端。

Zuòshì yào jiǎngjiu zhōngyōngzhīdào, bié tài jíduān.

Do things with moderation and don't go to extremes.

做菜时不要添加太多糖。

Zuòcài shí búyào tiānjiā tài duōtáng.

Don't add too much sugar when cooking.

做饭太费时间了。

Zuòfàn tài fèi shíjiān le.

Cooking takes too much time.

公共事业的收费不能太高。

Gōnggòngshìyè de shōufèi bùnéng tài gāo.

Charges for public utilities shouldn't be too high.

公司的决策过程太慢了。

Gōngsī de juécè guòchéng tài mànle.

The company's decision-making process is too slow.

公园里有太多人了。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu tài duō rén le.

There are too many people in the park.

公立学校的学费不太高。

Gōnglìxuéxiào de xuéfèi bú tài gāo.

Tuition at public schools isn't very high.

六月里蒸年糕，动手太早

liùyuè li zhēng niángāo, dòngshǒu tài zǎo

steaming New Year cake in June: starting too early

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.

写作文时，别用太多破折号。

Xiě zuòwén shí, bié yòng tài duō pòzhéhào.

When writing an essay, don't use too many dashes.

写意不用画得太像，要有感觉。

Xiěyì búyòng huà de tài xiàng, yào yǒu gǎnjué.

In freehand brushwork, you don't need to paint things too realistically; it needs feeling.

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.

冲奶粉的水不能太热。

Chōng nǎifěn de shuǐ bùnéng tài rè.

The water for mixing milk powder shouldn't be too hot.

减肥太快也许会有副作用。

Jiǎnféi tài kuài yěxǔ huì yǒu fùzuòyòng.

Losing weight too fast might have side effects.

出国看病的费用太高昂了。

Chūguó kànbìng de fèiyòng tài gāo'áng le.

The cost of going abroad for medical treatment is too high.

分子太小，眼睛看不见。

Fēnzǐ tài xiǎo, yǎnjing kànbújiàn.

Molecules are too small to be seen with the eye.

切菜刀剃头,太悬乎

qiē càidāo tìtóu,tài xuánhū

shaving a head with a kitchen cleaver: far too risky

别人怎么说，你不用太理会。

Biéren zěnme shuō, nǐ búyòng tài lǐhuì.

You don't need to pay too much attention to what others say.

别在烈日下待太久！

Bié zài lièrì xià dài tài jiǔ!

Don't stay out in the scorching sun too long!

别太在意旁人的看法。

Bié tài zàiyì pángrén de kànfǎ.

Don't care too much about what other people think.

别太娇惯孩子了。

Bié tài jiāoguàn háizi le.

Don't coddle the child too much.

别太宠孩子，会惯坏他的。

Bié tài chǒng háizi, huì guànhuài tā de.

Don't spoil the child too much, or you'll ruin him.

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.

别太自负，你还有很多要学。

Bié tài zìfù, nǐ háiyǒu hěn duō yào xué.

Don't be so conceited; you still have a lot to learn.

别太顽固，试试新办法吧。

Bié tài wángù, shì shì xīn bànfǎ ba.

Don't be so stubborn, try a new way.

别对他有太高的期望。

Bié duì tā yǒu tài gāo de qīwàng.

Don't expect too much of him.

别对孩子施加太大压力。

Bié duì háizi shījiā tài dà yālì.

Don't put too much pressure on the child.

别对玻璃施加太大的力。

Bié duì bōli shījiā tài dà de lì.

Don't apply too much force to the glass.

别放太多盐。

Bié fàng tài duō yán.

Don't add too much salt.

别的都好，唯价格太贵了。

Biéde dōu hǎo, wéi jiàgé tài guìle.

Everything else is good; only the price is too high.

制度太僵化，公司很难进步。

Zhìdù tài jiānghuà, gōngsī hěn nán jìnbù.

The system is too rigid, so it's hard for the company to improve.

刹车声太刺耳了！

Shāchē shēng tài cì'ěr le!

The screech of the brakes is so ear-piercing!

剩饭放太久会坏，别再吃了！

Shèngfàn fàng tài jiǔ huì huài, bié zài chīle!

Leftover food goes bad if left too long, so don't eat it anymore!

办个证要盖十个章，太官僚了！

Bàn gè zhèng yào gài shí gè zhāng, tài guānliáo le!

It takes ten stamps to get one permit, which is so bureaucratic!

办公室里的设备太陈旧了。

Bàngōngshì lǐ de shèbèi tài chénjiù le.

The equipment in the office is too out of date.