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HSK 1 grammar · pattern

太…了

太…了 — too / excessively

Pattern

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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after

How it works

太…了 wraps an adjective to say it is "too" much or, admiringly, "so" much. It carries a strong feeling, usually complaint or praise.

Examples

太贵了!
Tài guì le!
Too expensive!
这个菜太好吃了。
Zhège cài tài hǎochī le.
This dish is so delicious.

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See it in a story

In the app, 太…了 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.