太 (tài): meaning and stroke order

太 in our stories

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• 医生笑了：“西瓜太冷了，你又吃得太多。”

  yīshēng xiào le xīguā tài lěng le nǐ yòu chī de tài duō

  The doctor smiles: "The watermelon was too cold, and you ate too much of it."

  From the story Ice-cold watermelon HSK 2

• 老爷爷不好意思地说：“我的腿不太好，靠窗的座位太难进了。”

  lǎoyéye bù hǎoyìsi de shuō wǒ de tuǐ bú tài hǎo kào chuāng de zuòwèi tài nán jìn le

  The old man says apologetically, "My leg isn't very good, and the window seat is too hard to get into."

  From the story The train to Xi'an HSK 3

• 她在网上看了很多房子，不是太贵，就是离公司太远。

  tā zài wǎngshang kàn le hěn duō fángzi bú shì tài guì jiùshì lí gōngsī tài yuǎn

  She has looked at lots of places online: they are either too expensive or too far from the office.

  From the story The cheap room HSK 3