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太 + Adjective + 了: so …! too …!

From the lesson “It snowed yesterday”

Structure

太 + Adjective + 了

“太……了”用于感叹程度很高或很深。 太……了 is used to exclaim that something is to a very high degree: 太冷了! (It's so cold!). It can be positive (太好了! Great!) or a complaint (这个杯子太小了 This cup is too small).

Examples

  • 太冷了!

    Tài lěng le!

    It's so cold!

  • 这个杯子太小了。

    Zhège bēizi tài xiǎo le.

    This cup is too small.

  • 我们今天太高兴了!

    Wǒmen jīntiān tài gāoxìng le!

    We are so happy today!