A1 · reviewed · real-chinese
太贵了。
。 That’s too expensive.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next太贵了。 02 What does 太贵了 mean?太 plus adjective means too adjective.
PracticeThat’s too expensive. 03 Fill the pinyin for 太贵了。太 and 贵 are both fourth tone.
Practicetài guì le. 04 How can you soften 太贵了?有点 makes the comment less blunt.
Practice有点贵。Scene
When to use it
Reacting to a price that feels too high.
Risk
can sound cold
Do not say it harshly to a person’s handmade work or service. Add 有点 or smile if you need to soften it.
Literal
Too expensive now.
太贵了 is short and useful, but tone and context matter because it can sound blunt.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 太贵了 mean?
Answer: That’s too expensive.
太 plus adjective means too adjective.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 太贵了。
Answer: tài guì le.
太 and 贵 are both fourth tone.
Practice this prompt