Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 23

太贵了Too expensive

Tài guì le

Exclamatory 太...了, big numbers (100s), 拿 / 给, 买到 / 卖完.

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太贵了— Too expensive

  1. 文山大dà友yǒu, 这zhè个ge多duō少shǎo钱qián?How much is this?
  2. 大友一yì百bǎi二èr十shí块kuài.120 yuan.
  3. 文山一yì百bǎi二èr十shí! 太tài贵guì了le!120?! Too expensive!
  4. 大友不bú贵guì! 我wǒ们men一yì百bǎi块kuài给gěi你nǐ.Not expensive! 100 yuan for you.
  5. 文山七qī十shí块kuài, 行xíng吗ma?70 yuan, OK?
  6. 大友七qī十shí太tài少shǎo了le. 八bā十shí块kuài.70 too low. 80 yuan.
  7. 文山好hǎo! 我wǒ买mǎi!OK! I'll buy!
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卖完了— Sold out

  1. 白月大dà友yǒu, 我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi票piào. 多duō少shǎo钱qián?I want a ticket. How much?
  2. 大友票piào卖mài完wán了le! 没méi有yǒu了le.Tickets are sold out! None left.
  3. 白月太tài不bù好hǎo了le! 你nǐ还hái卖mài什shén么me?Too bad! What else do you sell?
  4. 大友我wǒ卖mài一yì些xiē水shuǐ果guǒ.I sell some fruit.
  5. 白月好hǎo, 拿ná三sān个gè给gěi我wǒ.OK, give me three.
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一yì百bǎi

numeralone hundred

百bǎi

numeralhundred

二èr百bǎi

numeraltwo hundred

三sān百bǎi

numeralthree hundred

五wǔ百bǎi

numeralfive hundred

给gěi

verbto give

拿ná

verbto take; carry

买mǎi到dào

verbmanaged to buy

卖mài完wán

verbsold out

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给gěi

give

给我 gěi wǒ — give me (transactional opener)
拿ná

take; carry

拿出来 ná chū lái — take out (V + complement chain: 拿 + 出 + 来)
到dào

arrive; reach; (also: V + 到 result complement, taught ch10)

买到 mǎi dào — managed to buy到达 dàodá — arrive at (formal pair with 到; more bookish / written register)找到 zhǎo//dào — find — V+到 result complement (formal lesson Bk2)
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百

bǎihundredWriting

6 strokestop-bottom

太

tàitoo (revisit)Recognition

4 strokesstandalone

拿

nátake; carryRecognition

10 strokestop-bottom

给

gěigiveRecognition

9 strokesleft-rightradical 纟

完

wánfinish (revisit ch5)Recognition

7 strokestop-bottomradical 宀

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Exclamation — 太...了!

Explanation

太 + adj + 了 = exclamation. 太贵了 ("too expensive!"); 太好了 ("wonderful!"); 太累了 ("so tired!"). The 了 marks the change of state / the speaker's reaction.

Examples

  • 太贵了!Too expensive!
  • 太tài好hǎo了le!Wonderful!
  • 一百块? 太多了.100 yuan? Too much.
  • 我买到了!I got it!

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