tài

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Definitions

  1. 1. highest
  2. 2. greatest
  3. 3. too (much)
  4. 4. very
  5. 5. extremely

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Words Containing 太

太太
tài tai

married woman

太平
tài píng

place name

太极
tài jí

the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

太极拳
tài jí quán

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan

太空
tài kōng

outer space

太阳
tài yang

sun

太阳能
tài yáng néng

solar energy

晒太阳
shài tài yáng

to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)

老太太
lǎo tài tai

elderly lady (respectful)

三宝太监
sān bǎo tài jiàn

Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[zhèng hé]

不太好
bù tài hǎo

not so good

亚太
yà tài

Asia-Pacific

亚太区
yà tài qū

Asian area

亚太经合会
yà tài jīng hé huì

APEC (Asia Pacific economic cooperation)

亚太经合组织
yà tài jīng hé zǔ zhī

APEC (organization)

亚太经济合作组织
yà tài jīng jì hé zuò zǔ zhī

Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization

亚洲太平洋地区
yà zhōu tài píng yáng dì qū

Asia-Pacific region

亚洲与太平洋
yà zhōu yǔ tài píng yáng

Asia-Pacific

亚洲与太平洋地区
yà zhōu yǔ tài píng yáng dì qū

Asia-Pacific region

交换以太网络
jiāo huàn yǐ tài wǎng luò

switched Ethernet

以太
yǐ tài

Ether-

以太坊
yǐ tài fáng

Ethereum

以太网
yǐ tài wǎng

Ethernet

以太网络
yǐ tài wǎng luò

Ethernet

以太网络端口
yǐ tài wǎng luò duān kǒu

Ethernet port

以太网路
yǐ tài wǎng lù

Ethernet

元太祖
yuán tài zǔ

posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán] (1162-1227)

别太客气
bié tài kè qi

lit. no excessive politeness

加拉太书
jiā lā tài shū

Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians

加拿大太平洋铁路
jiā ná dà tài píng yáng tiě lù

Canadian Pacific Railway

印太
yìn tài

Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋[yìn dù yáng] and 太平洋[tài píng yáng])

叉尾太阳鸟
chā wěi tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)

反犹太主义
fǎn yóu tài zhǔ yì

antisemitism

司马辽太郎
sī mǎ liáo tài láng

SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

哈伯太空望远镜
hā bó tài kōng wàng yuǎn jìng

Hubble Space Telescope

唐太宗
táng tài zōng

Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[lǐ shì mín] (599-649), reigned 626-649

唐太宗李卫公问对
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì

\Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[lǐ jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

国际太空站
guó jì tài kōng zhàn

International Space Station

外太空
wài tài kōng

outer space

多那太罗
duō nǎ tài luó

Donatello (c. 1386-1466)

天下太平
tiān xià tài píng

the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

太上
tài shàng

title of respect for taoists

太上皇
tài shàng huáng

Taishang Huang

太保
tài bǎo

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

太保市
tài bǎo shì

Taibao or Taipao City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

太仓
tài cāng

Taicang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

太仓市
tài cāng shì

Taicang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

太仆
tài pú

Grand Servant in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

太仆寺
tài pú sì

Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding

太仆寺卿
tài pú sì qīng

Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding

太仆寺旗
tài pú sì qí

Taibus Banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

太公
tài gōng

great-grandfather

太公兵法
tài gōng bīng fǎ

alternative name for 六韜|六韬[liù tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China

太公望
tài gōng wàng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

太初
tài chū

the absolute beginning

太半
tài bàn

more than half

太原
tài yuán

Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[shān xī shěng] in central north China

太原市
tài yuán shì

Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[shān xī shěng] in central north China

太古
tài gǔ

immemorial

太古代
tài gǔ dài

Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

太古宙
tài gǔ zhòu

Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)

太古洋行
tài gǔ yáng háng

Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)

太史令
tài shǐ lìng

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

太史公
tài shǐ gōng

Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[sī mǎ qiān] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[shǐ jì]

太后
tài hòu

Empress Dowager

太和
tài hé

Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui

太和区
tài hé qū

Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning

太和殿
tài hé diàn

Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城[zǐ jìn chéng]

太和县
tài hé xiàn

Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui

太好了
tài hǎo le

very good

太妃糖
tài fēi táng

toffee (loanword)

太妹
tài mèi

girl delinquent

太婆
tài pó

great-grandmother

太子
tài zǐ

crown prince

太子丹
tài zǐ dān

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[qín shǐ huáng]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[jīng kē] in 227 BC

太子十三峰
tài zǐ shí sān fēng

thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

太子太保
tài zǐ tài bǎo

tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)

太子河区
tài zǐ hé qū

Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning

太子港
tài zǐ gǎng

Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti

太子党
tài zǐ dǎng

princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)

太学
tài xué

Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty

太守
tài shǒu

governor of a province

太宗
tài zōng

posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty

太师
tài shī

imperial tutor

太常
tài cháng

Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

太平公主
tài píng gōng zhǔ

Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty

太平区
tài píng qū

Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

太平天国
tài píng tiān guó

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

太平天国之乱
tài píng tiān guó zhī luàn

Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty

太平市
tài píng shì

Taiping City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

太平广记
tài píng guǎng jì

Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉

太平御览
tài píng yù lǎn

Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[lǐ fǎng], 1000 scrolls

太平洋
tài píng yáng

Pacific Ocean

太平洋区域
tài píng yáng qū yù

the Pacific Region

太平洋战争
tài píng yáng zhàn zhēng

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

太平洋潜鸟
tài píng yáng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

太平洋联合铁路
tài píng yáng lián hé tiě lù

Union Pacific Railroad

太平洋周边
tài píng yáng zhōu biān

Pacific Rim

太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì

peace and prosperity (idiom)

太平绅士
tài píng shēn shì

Justice of the Peace (JP)

太平门
tài píng mén

emergency exit

太平间
tài píng jiān

mortuary

太平鸟
tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

太康
tài kāng

Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan

太康县
tài kāng xiàn

Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan

太极剑
tài jí jiàn

a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

太极图
tài jí tú

diagram of cosmological scheme

太极图说
tài jí tú shuō

philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[zhōu dūn yí], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

太岁
tài suì

Tai Sui, God of the year

太液池
tài yè chí

area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai

太湖
tài hú

Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes

太湖县
tài hú xiàn

Taihu county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

太爷
tài yé

(respectful for) one's grandfather

太牢
tài láo

(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)

太白
tài bái

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

太白山
tài bái shān

Mt Taibai in Shaanxi

太白星
tài bái xīng

Venus (planet)

太白粉
tài bái fěn

cornstarch

太白县
tài bái xiàn

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

太监
tài jiàn

court eunuch

太祖
tài zǔ

Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

太空人
tài kōng rén

astronaut

太空探索
tài kōng tàn suǒ

space exploration

太空服
tài kōng fú

spacesuit

太空梭
tài kōng suō

space shuttle

太空步
tài kōng bù

moonwalk (dance)

太空漫步
tài kōng màn bù

space walk

太空站
tài kōng zhàn

space station

太空舞步
tài kōng wǔ bù

moonwalk (dance)

太空船
tài kōng chuán

spaceship

太空舱
tài kōng cāng

space capsule

太空行走
tài kōng xíng zǒu

spacewalk

太空游
tài kōng yóu

space tourism

太空飞船
tài kōng fēi chuán

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

太虚
tài xū

Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)

太行山
tài háng shān

Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi

太谷
tài gǔ

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

太谷县
tài gǔ xiàn

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

太过
tài guò

excessively

太医
tài yī

imperial physician

太阴
tài yīn

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

太阳光
tài yáng guāng

sunlight

太阳光柱
tài yáng guāng zhù

solar pillar

太阳报
tài yáng bào

The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)

太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

太阳微系统公司
tài yáng wēi xì tǒng gōng sī

Sun Microsystems

太阳日
tài yáng rì

solar day

太阳晒屁股
tài yáng shài pì gǔ

to have overslept

太阳永不落
tài yáng yǒng bù luò

(on which) the sun never sets

太阳活动
tài yáng huó dòng

sunspot activity

太阳照在桑干河上
tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng

The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

太阳灯
tài yáng dēng

sunlamp

太阳眼镜
tài yáng yǎn jìng

sunglasses

太阳神
tài yáng shén

Sun God

太阳神经丛
tài yáng shén jīng cóng

solar plexus chakra

太阳神计划
tài yáng shén jì huà

the Apollo project

太阳穴
tài yáng xué

temple (on the sides of human head)

太阳窗
tài yáng chuāng

sun window

太阳窝
tài yáng wō

temple (on the sides of human head)

太阳系
tài yáng xì

solar system

太阳翼
tài yáng yì

solar panel

太阳能板
tài yáng néng bǎn

solar panel

太阳能电池
tài yáng néng diàn chí

solar cell

太阳花
tài yáng huā

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

太阳蛋
tài yang dàn

fried egg

太阳轮
tài yáng lún

solar plexus chakra

太阳镜
tài yáng jìng

sunglasses

太阳雨
tài yáng yǔ

sunshower

太阳电池
tài yáng diàn chí

solar cell

太阳电池板
tài yáng diàn chí bǎn

solar panel

太阳风
tài yáng fēng

solar wind

太阳饼
tài yáng bǐng

suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan)

太阳黑子
tài yáng hēi zǐ

sunspot

太阳黑子周
tài yáng hēi zǐ zhōu

sunspot cycle

太鲁阁
tài lǔ gé

Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], Taiwan

太鲁阁族
tài lǔ gé zú

Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

太麻里
tài má lǐ

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

太麻里乡
tài má lǐ xiāng

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

姜太公
jiāng tài gōng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

姨太太
yí tài tai

concubine

安太岁
ān tài suì

to propitiate the god of the current year, Tai Sui 太歲|太岁[tài suì]

宋太祖
sòng tài zǔ

Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960

小太太
xiǎo tài tai

concubine

小太平鸟
xiǎo tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

张太雷
zhāng tài léi

Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party

快速以太网络
kuài sù yǐ tài wǎng luò

Fast Ethernet

慈安太后
cí ān tài hòu

Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881) of Qing

慈禧太后
cí xǐ tài hòu

Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908

打太极
dǎ tài jí

to practice tai chi

提摩太
tí mó tài

Timothy

提摩太前书
tí mó tài qián shū

First epistle of St Paul to Timothy

提摩太后书
tí mó tài hòu shū

Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy

明太祖
míng tài zǔ

Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[hóng wǔ]

朝鲜太宗
cháo xiǎn tài zōng

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

东太平洋
dōng tài píng yáng

east Pacific

东太平洋海隆
dōng tài píng yáng hǎi lóng

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

东太平洋隆起
dōng tài píng yáng lóng qǐ

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

桃太郎
táo tài láng

Momotaro or Peach Boy, the hero of a Japanese folk tale