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HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 太

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How to write 太 — animated stroke order

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2.

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太 stroke order diagram

3.

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太

太=

4.

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5.

How to Use 太

Heavenly and cosmic terms

In words about celestial bodies, space, or traditional concepts, 太 (tài) appears as a prefix.

太阳 • tài yáng • sun • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 太

太太 • tài tai • Mrs; Madam

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tài太

tai太

7.

Example Sentences

rén人

lèi类

zhèng正

zài在

tàn探

suǒ索

tài

Information

Pinyintài

Meaningvery

Strokes4

Radical大

Traditional太

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#96

Zhuyinㄊㄞˋ

UnicodeU+592A

CangjieKI

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大big

An extra dot added to '大' (big) to emphasize greatness, meaning 'extremely' or 'too much'.

tài太

yáng阳

sun

太空 • tài kōng • the firmament; outer space • HSK 6

HSK 6

tài太

kōng空

the firmament; outer space

太极 • tài jí • Tai Chi / supreme ultimate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tài太

jí极

Tai Chi / supreme ultimate

+ noun compounds

In fixed compound nouns, 太 (tài) combines with a noun to form a single concept.

太极拳 • tài jí quán • taijiquan.[a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing] • HSK 5

HSK 5

tài太

jí极

quán拳

taijiquan.[a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing]

太阳能 • tài yáng néng • solar energy • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tài太

yáng阳

néng能

solar energy

太平 • tài píng • Peaceful / calm • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tài太

píng平

Peaceful / calm

Mrs; Madam

老太太 • lǎo tài tai • elderly lady (respectful)

HSK 3.0 · L6

lǎo老

tài太

tai太

elderly lady (respectful)

太

kōng空

de的

ào奥

mì秘

。

Humans are exploring the mysteries of space.

jīn今

tiān天

tiān天

qì气

tài太

hǎo好

le了

。

The weather is very nice today.

tài太

yáng阳

měi每

tiān天

cóng从

dōng东

fāng方

shēng升

qǐ起

。

The sun rises from the east every day.

wáng王

tài太

tài太

shì是

yí一

wèi位

yōu优

xiù秀

de的

jiào教

shī师

。

Mrs. Wang is an excellent teacher.

zhè这

bēi杯

kā咖

fēi啡

tài太

rè热

le了

。

This cup of coffee is too hot.

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我wǒI; me
五wǔfive
下xiàdown; below
想xiǎngto want; to think
小xiǎosmall
些xiēsome

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "tai".

抬táito lift; to raise; to carry
酞tàiphthalein
跆táitrample
苔táimoss, lichen
汰tàito eliminate, to discard, to wash away
态tàiform, appearance, state, condition

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奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
奎kuístride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
奋fènto exert oneself; to strive
夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
头tóuhead

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