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Revision as of 09:16, 21 November 2011

The simplest structure for expressing too or too much in Chinese is:

太 + Adjective + 了

As in English, this can express that something really is excessive, or can colloquially express the meaning of so or very. You can easily form sentences with this structure:

Subject + 太 + Adjective + 了

Some examples:

太 ... 了 sentences
Subject Adjective
盒子
米饭
小猫 可爱

By negating this structure, you can express the meaning of not so much or not very. Just put 不 in front of 太:

Subject + 不 + 太 + Adjective + 了

Some examples:

Negative 太 ... 了 sentences
Subject Adjective
高兴
好看 友好

See also