tài

Usages of tài

今天jīntiān  hěn mángtài máng lejīntiān wǒ hěn máng,tài máng le.
I am very busy today; I am too busy.
  老师lǎoshī 今天jīntiān tài máng lenà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
That teacher is too busy today.
因为yīnwèi  觉得juéde 今天jīntiān tài máng le, 所以suǒyǐ  没有méiyǒu  公司gōngsīyīnwèi wǒ juéde jīntiān tài máng le, suǒyǐ wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngsī.
Because I feel today is too busy, I didn’t go to the company.
 tài máng le,  还是háishi 明天míngtiān zài lái banǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
医生yīshēng shuō  de 身体shēntǐ  tài hǎo, yào zài 医院yīyuàn 休息xiūxiyīshēng shuō tā de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, yào zài yīyuàn xiūxi.
The doctor said his health isn’t very good and that he needs to rest in the hospital.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  tài 合适héshì,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 蓝色lánsèZhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
  xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuWǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
 最近zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuTā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.
zhè  东西dōngxi  tài guì,  xiān 试试shìshizhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
这些zhèxiē 生词shēngcí  duō, 但是dànshì yòng zài 句子jùzi   tài 容易róngyìzhèxiē shēngcí bù duō, dànshì yòng zài jùzi lǐ bù tài róngyì.
These new words are not many, but using them in sentences is not very easy.
zhè  房间fángjiān tài  lezhè gè fángjiān tài dà le.
This room is too big.
 觉得juéde zuò 中文zhōngwén 作业zuòyè  tài 简单jiǎndānTā juéde zuò zhōngwén zuòyè bù tài jiǎndān.
He thinks doing Chinese homework is not very easy.
 hái  tài 习惯xíguàn 这么zhème zǎo 起床qǐchuángWǒ hái bù tài xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
I’m still not quite used to getting up this early.
  tài tīng de 清楚qīngchu,  可以kěyǐ zài 慢慢mànmàn de shuō 一下yíxià maWǒ bù tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?
I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 跑步pǎobù, 但是dànshì 觉得juéde zuò 一点儿yìdiǎnr 运动yùndòng duì 健康jiànkāng hěn hǎowǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ de 生活shēnghuó tài máng, méi 时间shíjiān 散步sànbùtā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.
  xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn 衣服yīfuwǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
 说话shuōhuà de 声音shēngyīn hěn xiǎo,  tīng  tài 清楚qīngchutā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bù tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
zhè  房间fángjiān 打扫dǎsǎo 起来qǐlái  tài 容易róngyìzhè gè fángjiān dǎsǎo qǐlái bù tài róngyì.
This room is not very easy to clean.
  tài 习惯xíguàn zhè  城市chéngshì de 火车站huǒchēzhàn, 总是zǒngshì zài miàn 走错zǒucuò tā bù tài xíguàn zhè gè chéngshì de huǒchēzhàn, zǒngshì zài lǐmiàn zǒucuò lù.
She isn’t very used to this city’s train station and always goes the wrong way inside.
 觉得juéde zhǐ kàn 新闻xīnwén tài 无聊wúliáo, gèng 喜欢xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng  照片zhàopiàntā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
 突然tūrán  le, 因为yīnwèi tài lèi leTā tūrán kū le, yīnwèi tài lèi le.
She suddenly cried because she was too tired.
 tài lèi le, 一会儿yíhuìr jiù 睡着shuìzháo lewǒ tài lèi le, yíhuìr jiù shuìzháo le.
I was too tired and soon fell asleep.
  喜欢xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō 晚上wǎnshang jiù shuì  hǎowǒ bù xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō wǎnshang jiù shuì bù hǎo.
I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.
 觉得juéde zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng  tài 简单jiǎndānwǒ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng bù tài jiǎndān.
I think this matter is not very simple.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài tài 好吃hǎochī le,  已经yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, 但是dànshì  hái xiǎng 继续jìxù 吃下去chīxiàqùzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
jīntiān 饭店fàndiàn de cài  tài tián,   tài xiánjīntiān fàndiàn de cài bù tài tián, yě bù tài xián.
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
zhè  tāng tài xián tài  le,   tài 喜欢xǐhuanzhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bù tài xǐhuan.
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan chī suān de 东西dōngxi, juéde  zhǒng 味道wèidào 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguàitā bù tài xǐhuan chī suān de dōngxi, juéde nà zhǒng wèidào yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
He doesn’t really like sour foods and feels that kind of taste is a bit strange.
háizi chī le tài duō 冰淇淋bīngqílín  巧克力qiǎokèlì, juéde 肚子dùzi hěn  舒服shūfuháizi chī le tài duō bīngqílín hé qiǎokèlì, juéde dùzi hěn bù shūfu.
The child ate too much ice cream and chocolate and feels that her stomach is very uncomfortable.
ma ràng  出门chūmén de 时候shíhou dài shàng 帽子màozi, shuō 外面wàimiàn de tài yáng tài māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
 jiā 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 音乐yīnyuè fàng de hěn , yǒu rén juéde hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi,  yǒu rén juéde tài chǎonà jiā tǐyùguǎn yīnyuè fàng de hěn dà, yǒu rén juéde hěn yǒuyìsi, yě yǒu rén juéde tài chǎo.
In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ zuìjìn 常常chángcháng 感觉gǎnjué tài lèi, 所以suǒyǐ xiǎng shǎo  体育馆tǐyùguǎn, duō zài jiā 休息xiūxitā shuō zìjǐ zuìjìn chángcháng gǎnjué tài lèi, suǒyǐ xiǎng shǎo qù tǐyùguǎn, duō zài jiā xiūxi.
She says she has often been feeling too tired recently, so she wants to go to the gym less and rest more at home.
 从来cónglái  zài 晚上wǎnshang  咖啡kāfēi, juéde 咖啡kāfēi tài ,  wán hòu  睡不着shuìbuzháotā cónglái bù zài wǎnshang hē kāfēi, juéde kāfēi tài kǔ, hē wán yǐhòu yě shuìbuzháo.
He never drinks coffee at night; he feels coffee is too bitter, and after drinking it he can’t fall asleep.
 从来cónglái  gěi 孩子háizi  tài tián de 饮料yǐnliào, ràng  shǎo chī táng gèng 健康jiànkāngtā cónglái bù gěi háizi hē tài tián de yǐnliào, ràng tā shǎo chī táng gèng jiànkāng.
She never lets her child drink very sweet drinks, making him eat less sugar so he’ll be healthier.
 shuō 男朋友nánpéngyou 虽然suīrán  tài ài 说话shuōhuà, 但是dànshì duì  hěn 关心guānxīn, 每次měicì 约会yuēhuì dōu 提前tíqián dàotā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bù tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.
 wèi 老师lǎoshī 说话shuōhuà de 声音shēngyīn  , zài chǎo de 教室jiàoshì   tài hǎo 听清楚tīngqīngchunà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
 juéde zhè jiān 教室jiàoshì  图书馆túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài miàn 学习xuéxí  tài 舒服shūfuwǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bù tài shūfu.
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
 juéde zhè  城市chéngshì de 空气kōngqì  tài hǎo, 所以suǒyǐ hěn duō rén 晚上wǎnshang  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, shuō 那里nàli de 空气kōngqì  jiā 附近fùjìn hǎo duōwǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bù tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.
I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.
今天jīntiān   le tài duō 咖啡kāfēi, 晚上wǎnshang 可能kěnéng 睡不着shuìbuzháojīntiān wǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang kěnéng shuìbuzháo.
Today I drank too much coffee; I might not be able to fall asleep tonight.
楼下lóuxià de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, 我们wǒmen jiù  楼上lóushàng zhǎo   地方dìfang zuòxiàlóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
 今天jīntiān  lái, 或许huòxǔ shì 因为yīnwèi tài máng letā jīntiān bù lái, huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tài máng le.
He isn’t coming today; perhaps it’s because he is too busy.
yǒu de 学生xuéshēng hěn 害羞hàixiū,  tài 喜欢xǐhuan zài 聚会jùhuì shàng gēn 别人biéren 聊天liáotiānyǒu de xuéshēng hěn hàixiū, bù tài xǐhuan zài jùhuì shàng gēn biéren liáotiān.
Some students are very shy and don’t really like chatting with others at parties.
 不太bú tài 喜欢xǐhuan 城里chéngli 拥挤yōngjǐ de 交通jiāotōngwǒ bú tài xǐhuan chéngli yōngjǐ de jiāotōng.
I don’t really like the crowded traffic in the city.
 jiā de 经济jīngjì  tài hǎo, 学费xuéfèi duì 他们tāmen 来说láishuō shì    问题wèntíTā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
今天Jīntiān  de 心情xīnqíng  tài hǎoJīntiān wǒ de xīnqíng bù tài hǎo.
My mood is not very good today.
Gāng lái zhè  城市chéngshì de 时候shíhou,   tài 适应shìyìng 这里zhèlǐ de 生活shēnghuóGāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
Zhè  tiān 作业zuòyè tài duō, 开心kāixīn de 心情xīnqíng dōu 变成biànchéng le 受不了shòubuliǎo de 压力yālìZhè jǐ tiān zuòyè tài duō, kāixīn de xīnqíng dōu biànchéng le shòubuliǎo de yālì.
These days there’s too much homework; my happy mood has all turned into unbearable pressure.
教室Jiàoshì tài chǎo le,  受不了shòubuliǎo, jiù  图书馆túshūguǎn 学习xuéxíJiàoshì tài chǎo le, tā shòubuliǎo, jiù qù túshūguǎn xuéxí.
The classroom is too noisy; she can’t stand it, so she goes to the library to study.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 这么zhème  de 城市chéngshìwǒ bù tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.
I don’t really like such big cities.
  le tài duō 咖啡kāfēi, 晚上wǎnshang huì hěn 难受nánshòuwǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang huì hěn nánshòu.
I drank too much coffee; I’ll feel really uncomfortable tonight.
 今天jīntiān tài lèi le, 受不了shòubuliǎowǒ jīntiān tài lèi le, shòubuliǎo.
I’m too tired today; I just can’t stand it.
 觉得juéde 城里chéngli de 交通jiāotōng tài 拥挤yōngjǐ le, 每天měitiān dōu 受不了shòubuliǎotā juéde chéngli de jiāotōng tài yōngjǐ le, měitiān dōu shòubuliǎo.
He feels the traffic in the city is too crowded and he can’t stand it every day.
  复习fùxí de 原因yuányīn shì tài lèi le, 结果jiéguǒ 考试kǎoshì méi 考好kǎohǎotā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.
空气kōngqì 污染wūrǎn 这么zhème 严重yánzhòng,   原因yuányīn shì 塑料sùliào 垃圾lājī tài duōkōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng, yì gè yuányīn shì sùliào lājī tài duō.
For air pollution to be this serious, one reason is that there is too much plastic trash.
一方面yìfāngmiàn  xiǎng 出国chūguó 留学liúxué, 一方面yìfāngmiàn yòu 担心dānxīn 学费xuéfèi tài guìyìfāngmiàn tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, yìfāngmiàn yòu dānxīn xuéfèi tài guì.
On the one hand he wants to study abroad; on the other hand he worries that the tuition is too expensive.
 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 觉得juéde zhè  tiān 压力yālì hěn , shì 因为yīnwèi 作业zuòyè tài duō, 结果jiéguǒ 心情xīnqíng 一直yìzhí  tài hǎowǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.
 觉得juéde xué 数学shùxué  tài 容易róngyìwǒ juéde xué shùxué bù tài róngyì.
I think studying math is not very easy.
今天jīntiān  可能kěnéng tài lèi le, suǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā 休息xiūxijīntiān wǒ kěnéng tài lèi le, suǒyǐ zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi.
Maybe I’m too tired today, so I just want to rest at home.
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