Word: 太 (tài)

这口缸太重，我搬不动。

Zhè kǒu gāng tài zhòng, wǒ bān bú dòng.

This jar is too heavy, and I can't move it.

这句话的语义不太清楚。

Zhè jù huà de yǔyì bú tài qīngchu.

The meaning of this sentence isn't very clear.

这只手机实在是太贵了。

Zhè zhī shǒujī shízài shì tài guìle.

This cell phone is really expensive.

这只是热身赛，别太紧张。

Zhè zhǐshì rèshēnsài, bié tài jǐnzhāng.

It's only a friendly, so don't be too nervous.

这台吸尘器的声音太大了。

Zhè tái xīchénqì de shēngyīn tài dàle.

This vacuum cleaner is too loud.

这台机床的声音太大了。

Zhè tái jīchuáng de shēngyīn tài dàle.

This machine tool is too noisy.

这台电脑太旧了，放不了光盘。

Zhè tái diànnǎo tài jiùle, fàng bù liǎo guāngpán.

This computer is too old to play discs.

这台电脑太陈旧，该换了。

Zhè tái diànnǎo tài chénjiù, gāi huàn le.

This computer is too obsolete and should be replaced.

这台电脑的屏幕太小了。

Zhè tái diànnǎo de píngmù tài xiǎole.

The screen on this computer is too small.

这台电脑的硬件太旧了。

Zhè tái diànnǎo de yìngjiàn tài jiùle.

This computer's hardware is too old.

这台电脑的硬件已经太旧了。

Zhè tái diànnǎo de yìngjiàn yǐjīng tài jiùle.

This computer's hardware is already too old.

这周学业太重，我没时间玩。

Zhè zhōu xuéyè tài zhòng, wǒ méi shíjiān wán.

My schoolwork is too heavy this week, so I have no time to play.

这周的经历真是太棒了。

Zhè zhōu de jīnglì zhēnshi tài bàng le.

This week has been an amazing experience.

这场比赛的上半场太精彩了！

Zhè chǎng bǐsài de shàngbànchǎng tài jīngcǎi le!

The first half of this match was so exciting!

这场灾来得太突然了。

Zhè chǎng zāi láide tài tūrán le.

This disaster came too suddenly.

这块地太干，不适合耕作。

Zhèkuài de tài gān, bú shìhé gēngzuò.

This plot of land is too dry and isn't suitable for farming.

这块火腿太咸了，你尝一口。

Zhèkuài huǒtuǐ tài Xián le, nǐ cháng yìkǒu.

This piece of ham is too salty, try a bite.

这块蛋糕的热量太高了。

Zhèkuài dàngāo de rèliàng tài gāole.

This piece of cake has too many calories.

这堵墙太单薄，挡不住风。

Zhè dǔqiáng tài dānbó, dǎng búzhù fēng.

This wall is too flimsy to keep out the wind.

这太可怕了。

Zhè tài kěpà le.

That's terrible.

这太无聊了。

Zhè tài wúliáole.

This is so boring.

这孩子太调皮，爷爷管教不了。

Zhè háizi tài tiáopí, yéye guǎnjiào bù liǎo.

This child is so naughty that his grandfather can't keep him in line.

这封信的措辞太客气了。

Zhè fēng xìn de cuòcí tài kèqi le.

The wording of this letter is too polite.

这封邮件写得太冗长了。

Zhè fēng yóujiàn xiě de tài rǒngcháng le.

This email is written far too verbosely.

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.

这幅画太抽象了，我看不懂。

Zhè fú huà tài chōuxiàngle, wǒ kànbùdǒng.

This painting is too abstract, and I can't understand it.

这床被子的胎太薄了。

Zhè chuáng bèizi de tāi tài báole.

The padding in this quilt is too thin.

这张桌子太占空间了。

Zhè zhāng zhuōzi tài zhàn kōngjiān le.

This desk takes up too much room.

这张椅子太小了！

Zhè zhāng yǐzi tài xiǎole!

This chair is too small.

这张沙发占了太多空间。

Zhè zhāng shāfā zhànle tài duō kōngjiān.

This sofa takes up too much space.

这张渔网太旧了，该换新的了。

Zhè zhāng yúwǎng tài jiùle, gāi huàn xīn de le.

This fishing net is too old and should be replaced.

这张纸太大，塞不进信封里。

Zhè zhāng zhǐ tài dà, sāi bú jìn xìnfēng lǐ.

The paper is too big for the envelope.

这张老照片太模糊了，很难辨认。

Zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiān tài móhule, hěn nán biànrèn.

This old photo is too blurry; it's hard to make out.

这截木头太短，不能用。

Zhè jié mùtou tài duǎn, bùnéng yòng.

This piece of wood is too short to use.

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.

这房子美中不足的是太远。

Zhè fángzi měizhōngbùzú de shì tài yuǎn.

The one drawback of this house is that it's too far away.

这所学校的教学太应试了。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào de jiāoxué tài yìngshìle.

The teaching at this school is too exam-oriented.

这把刀用起来不太顺手。

Zhè bǎ dāo yòng qǐlai bú tài shùnshǒu.

This knife isn't very easy to use.

这把斧子太重了，我拿不动。

Zhè bǎ fǔzi tài zhòngle, wǒ nábúdòng.

This axe is too heavy. I can't lift it.

这把锅铲太短了，手会烫。

Zhè bǎ guōchǎn tài duǎnle, shǒu huì tàng.

This spatula is too short, so my hand gets burned.

这支铅笔的头太尖了。

Zhè zhī qiānbǐ de tóu tài jiānle.

The tip of this pencil is too sharp.

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.

这本汉语书对我们来说没有太难。

Zhè běn Hànyǔ shū duì wǒmen lái shuō méiyǒu tài nán.

This Chinese book is not too difficult for us.

这朵花的茎太短了。

Zhè duǒ huā de jīng tài duǎnle.

The stem of this flower is too short.

这条胡同太窄，车进不去。

Zhè tiáo hútòng tài zhǎi, chē jìn bú qù.

This lane is too narrow for cars to get in.

这条裙子的带子太细了。

Zhè tiáo qúnzi de dàizi tài xìle.

The straps on this dress are too thin.

这条路太窄汽车无法通行。

Zhè tiáo lù tài zhǎi qìchē wúfǎ tōngxíng.

The road is too narrow for cars.

这条路太窄，过不了车。

Zhè tiáo lù tài zhǎi, guò bù liǎo chē.

This road is too narrow for cars to pass.

这条路对汽车来说太窄了。

Zhè tiáo lù duì qìchē lái shuō tài zhǎile.

The road is too narrow for cars.

这杯果汁掺了太多水。

Zhè bēi guǒzhī chān le tài duō shuǐ.

This glass of juice has too much water mixed in.

这样对待他似乎不太公平。

Zhèyàng duìdài tā sìhū bú tài gōngpíng.

It doesn't seem very fair to treat him like this.

这样想会不会太肤浅？

Zhèyàng xiǎng huì búhuì tài fūqiǎn?

Isn't it a bit shallow to think that way?

这根水管的口径太小了。

Zhè gēn shuǐguǎn de kǒujìng tài xiǎole.

The diameter of this water pipe is too small.

这根绳子太旧了，很容易断裂。

Zhè gēn shéngzi tài jiùle, hěn róngyì duànliè.

This rope is too old and breaks apart easily.

这次考试的试题太难了。

Zhècì kǎoshì de shìtí tài nánle.

The questions on this exam were too hard.

这段录音太小声了，听不清楚。

Zhè duàn lùyīn tài xiǎoshēng le, tīng bù qīngchu.

This recording is too quiet, so I can't hear it clearly.

这段文言文太难了，我看不懂。

Zhè duàn wényánwén tài nánle, wǒ kànbùdǒng.

This passage of classical Chinese is too hard, and I can't understand it.

这段视频的语音不太清楚。

Zhè duàn shìpín de yǔyīn bú tài qīngchu.

The audio in this video isn't very clear.

这汽水太甜了。

Zhè qìshuǐ tài tiánle.

The soda is too sweet.

这灯太刺眼了，请关掉。

Zhè dēng tài cìyǎnle, qǐng guāndiào.

This light is too harsh, so please turn it off.

这片地太硬，得先耕一遍。

Zhè piàn de tài yìng, de xiān gēng yíbiàn.

This land is too hard, so it needs to be tilled once first.

这片子太长，我睡着了。

Zhè piānzi tài cháng, wǒ shuìzháole.

This movie was so long that I fell asleep.

这片树林太密了，走不进去。

Zhè piàn shùlín tài mìle, zǒu bú jìnqù.

This woods is so dense that you can't walk into it.

这玩笑太庸俗了，别说了。

Zhè wánxiào tài yōngsúle, biéshuō le.

That joke is too vulgar, so stop telling it.

这瓶花生酱太甜了，不好吃。

Zhè píng huāshēngjiàng tài tiánle, bù hǎochī.

This jar of peanut butter is too sweet and doesn't taste good.

这碗中药太苦了，我不想喝。

Zhè wǎn zhōngyào tài kǔle, wǒ bùxiǎng hē.

This bowl of Chinese medicine is too bitter, and I don't want to drink it.

这碗粥太稀了，再加点米吧。

Zhè wǎn zhōu tài xīle, zài jiādiǎn mǐ ba.

This porridge is too watery, so add a bit more rice.

这碗粥太稠了，加点水吧。

Zhè wǎn zhōu tài chóule, jiādiǎn shuǐba.

This porridge is too thick, so add some water.

这笔钱的金额太大了。

Zhè bǐ qián de jīn'é tài dàle.

The amount of this sum is too large.

这箱子太重，你拎得动吗？

Zhè xiāngzi tài zhòng, nǐ līn de dòng ma?

This box is so heavy. Can you lift it?

这篇报道水分太多，别全信。

Zhè piān bàodào shuǐfèn tài duō, bié quán xìn.

This report is full of padding, so don't believe all of it.

这篇文章不太长。

Zhè piān wénzhāng bú tài cháng.

This article is not very long.

这篇文章的篇幅太长了。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de piānfu tài chángle.

This article is too long.

这节车厢里人太多了。

Zhè jié chēxiāng lǐ rén tài duō le.

There are too many people in this carriage.

这道菜太麻辣了，我不吃。

Zhè dào cài tài málà le, wǒ bùchī.

This dish is too hot and numbing, so I won't eat it.

这道菜放太多辣椒了。

Zhè dào cài fàng tài duō làjiāo le.

This dish has too much chili pepper in it.

这道菜里放了太多辣椒。

Zhè dào cài lǐ fàngle tài duō làjiāo.

There's too much chili in this dish.

这道题太难了，连老师也没辙。

Zhè dào tí tài nánle, lián lǎoshī yě méizhé.

This problem is so hard that even the teacher is at a loss.

这道题的难度太大了。

Zhè dào tí de nándù tài dàle.

The difficulty of this question is too high.

这道麻婆豆腐太辣了！

Zhè dào mápódòufǔ tài là le!

This mapo tofu is way too spicy!

这部电影太长了。

Zhè bù diànyǐng tài chángle.

This film is too long.

这部电影里的粗话太多了。

Zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ de cūhuà tài duō le.

There is too much swearing in this movie.

这里水太浅，不要跳水！

Zhèlǐ shuǐ tài qiǎn, búyào tiàoshuǐ!

The water here is too shallow, so don't dive in!

这间屋子太闷了，开窗透透气。

Zhè jiān wūzi tài mènle, kāi chuāng tòu tòuqì.

This room is too stuffy, so open the window and let some air in.

这附近的单行道太多了。

Zhè fùjìn de dānxíngdào tài duō le.

There are too many one-way streets around here.

进口太多会造成贸易逆差。

Jìnkǒu tài duō huì zàochéng màoyìnìchā.

Too many imports will cause a trade deficit.

进口太多会造成逆差。

Jìnkǒu tài duō huì zàochéng nìchà.

Importing too much will cause a trade deficit.

逆行太危险了，别这样骑。

Nìxíng tài wēixiǎn le, bié zhèyàng qí.

Riding the wrong way is too dangerous, so don't ride like that.

选择太多导致无法选择。

Xuǎnzé tài duō dǎozhì wúfǎ xuǎnzé.

Excessive choice results in the inability to choose.

造价太高，公司只好换方案。

Zàojià tài gāo, gōngsī zhǐhǎo huàn fāng'àn.

The construction cost was too high, so the company had to change the plan.

避免太夸张。

Bìmiǎn tài kuāzhāng.

Try to avoid overdoing it.

那不太可能。

Nà bú tài kěnéng.

That would be unlikely.

那个岛上的人口不太稠密。

Nàge dǎo shàng de rénkǒu bú tài chóumì.

The population on that island isn't very dense.

那个店的菜太贵。

Nàge diàn de cài tài guì.

That restaurant's too expensive.

那个想法在当时太超前了。

Nàge xiǎngfǎ zài dāngshí tài chāoqiánle.

That idea was too far ahead of its time back then.

那个意大利作家在日本不太出名。

Nàge Yìdàlì zuòjiā zài Rìběn bú tài chūmíng.

That Italian author is little known in Japan.

那个男孩儿跑得太快了。

Nàge nánháir pǎo de tài kuàile.

That boy runs too fast.

那个老板对员工太狠了。

Nàge lǎobǎn duì yuángōng tài hěn le.

That boss is too ruthless toward his employees.