(tài bàng le) - that's great, awesome in Mandarin
tàibàngleTraditional: 太棒了
HSK 3
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Translation
that's great, awesome
Word origin
An exclamatory phrase: 太 (tài) 'too', 棒 (bàng) 'excellent, a stick' and the particle 了 (le). 太 is 大 (big) with an extra stroke; 棒 has 木 (wood) radical with 奉 as phonetic; 了 marks change of state. Together they mean 'that's great'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 太 (tài, too) + 棒 (bàng, excellent: 木 wood + 奉 phonetic) + 了 (le)
Stroke order
太
棒
了
Examples
，！
You passed the exam - that's great!
，！
That's awesome, we won!
。
This news is awesome.
！
Your new house is fantastic!
。
Today's performance was brilliant.
太棒了 (tài bàng le) means that's great, awesome. It is used as an expression in everyday Mandarin speech.
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