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太
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Definitions
- 1. highest
- 2. greatest
- 3. too (much)
- 4. very
- 5. extremely
Example Sentences
1 shown問題是, 太 陽能 太 貴了。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 太
Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881) of Qing
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization
to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning
Hubble Space Telescope
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
sunspot
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Taibao or Taipao City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
(Internet slang) transcription of \not at all\ – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明|黄晓明[huáng xiǎo míng], who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad
concubine
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
the Pacific Region
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
the absolute beginning
Venus (planet)
solar wind
Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[píng luó xiàn], Shizuishan 石嘴山[shí zuǐ shān], Ningxia
Union Pacific Railroad
synagogue
sun
place name
the Apollo project
Gestapo
fried egg
Carthage
Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
solar cell
moonwalk (dance)
Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
solar energy
outer space
crown prince
synagogue
Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], Taiwan
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
Sun Microsystems
sunspot cycle
Ishihara Shintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo 1999-2012
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in \A Dream of Red Mansions\ 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng])
Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[shān xī shěng] in central north China
astronaut
switched Ethernet
posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[huáng tài jí] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
spaceship
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]
East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
space exploration
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
crown prince
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
more than half
Pacific Rim
(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
Ethereum
sun window
(on which) the sun never sets
great-grandmother
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
Gospel according to St Matthew
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty
space tourism
empress dowager
Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]
Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti
Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
spacewalk
elderly lady (respectful)
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
Ethernet port
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
Gigabit Ethernet
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
sunlight
shotacon (Japanese loanword)
suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan)
Sun God
Pacific Rim
Tai Sui, God of the year
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[lǐ shì mín] (599-649), reigned 626-649
Taibus Banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
mortuary
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[lǐ fǎng], 1000 scrolls
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
toffee (loanword)
\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]
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
fentanyl (loanword)
Ethernet
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn] (from 1616)
peace and prosperity (idiom)
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
immemorial
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[fēi niǎo shí dài], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint
Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui
the western Pacific Ocean
Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]
girl delinquent
see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán] (1162-1227)
tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)
east Pacific
Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[shān xī shěng] in central north China
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty
Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋[yìn dù yáng] and 太平洋[tài píng yáng])
Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
court eunuch
great-grandfather
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])
area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai
solar day
to push sb too far
solar pillar
Ethernet
to launch into space
see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí]
Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
Pacific Ocean
Asian area
Canadian Pacific Railway
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Pentax (brand name)
Judaism
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Jew
very good
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Ottawa, capital of Canada
Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians
concentrating solar power (CSP)
Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí]
First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
to have overslept
solar system
Empress Dowager
lit. no excessive politeness
solar plexus chakra
Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[píng luó xiàn], Shizuishan 石嘴山[shí zuǐ shān], Ningxia
Ether-
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
diagram of cosmological scheme
imperial tutor
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
Taiping City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
sunglasses
Matthew (name)
(respectful for) one's grandfather
Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty
imperial physician
alternative name for 六韜|六韬[liù tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
title of respect for taoists
Taicang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu
The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
emergency exit
HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998
antisemitism
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
Ethernet
spacesuit
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
Jew
see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí]
Queen Dowager (in Europe)
Asia-Pacific region
to practice tai chi
International Space Station
Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)
princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
elderly gentleman (respectful)
cornstarch
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[qín yíng zhèng] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[qín shǐ huáng]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[jīng kē] in 227 BC
a Zionist
solar plexus chakra
sunlamp
Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes
montage (film) (loanword)
Taicang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Justice of the Peace (JP)
Taishang Huang
Donatello (c. 1386-1466)
Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui
the Talmud
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
Grand Servant in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]
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]
young, cute boy
Zionism
space capsule
Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[hóng wǔ]
solar panel
sun
sunshower
married woman
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy
space station
Taihu county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui
APEC (Asia Pacific economic cooperation)
Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)
solar panel
APEC (organization)
Momotaro or Peach Boy, the hero of a Japanese folk tale
Fast Ethernet
sunspot activity
Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
to propitiate the god of the current year, Tai Sui 太歲|太岁[tài suì]
to bully intolerably (idiom)
sunglasses
not so good
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
solar panel
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[zhèng hé]
space walk
temple (on the sides of human head)
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
lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
Asia-Pacific region
Asia-Pacific
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
concubine
aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
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
to pretend that everything is going well
excessively
Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
outer space
Timothy
temple (on the sides of human head)
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Asia-Pacific
governor of a province
moonwalk (dance)
solar cell
space shuttle