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yǒu, zhègeduōshǎoqián?How much is this?
  2. 大友bǎièrshíkuài.120 yuan.
  3. 文山bǎièrshí! tàiguìle!120?! Too expensive!
  4. 大友guì! menbǎikuàigěi.Not expensive! 100 yuan for you.
  5. 文山shíkuài, xíngma?70 yuan, OK?
  6. 大友shítàishǎole. shíkuài.70 too low. 80 yuan.
  7. 文山hǎo! mǎi!OK! I'll buy!
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卖完了— Sold out

  1. 白月yǒu, xiǎngmǎipiào. duōshǎoqián?I want a ticket. How much?
  2. 大友piàomàiwánle! méiyǒule.Tickets are sold out! None left.
  3. 白月tàihǎole! háimàishénme?Too bad! What else do you sell?
  4. 大友màixiēshuǐguǒ.I sell some fruit.
  5. 白月hǎo, sāngěi.OK, give me three.
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bǎi

numeralone hundred

bǎi

numeralhundred

èrbǎi

numeraltwo hundred

sānbǎi

numeralthree hundred

bǎi

numeralfive hundred

gěi

verbto give

verbto take; carry

mǎidào

verbmanaged to buy

màiwán

verbsold out

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gěi

give

给我 gěi wǒ — give me (transactional opener)

take; carry

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

6 strokestop-bottom

tàitoo (revisit)Recognition

4 strokesstandalone

take; carryRecognition

10 strokestop-bottom

gěigiveRecognition

9 strokesleft-rightradical 纟

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!
  • tàihǎole!Wonderful!
  • 一百块? 太多了.100 yuan? Too much.
  • 我买到了!I got it!

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