(tài hǎo le) - great, wonderful, excellent (exclamation) in Mandarin
tàihǎoleTraditional: 太好了
HSK 2
#479 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
great, wonderful, excellent (exclamation)
Word origin
An exclamatory phrase: 太 (tài) 'too', 好 (hǎo) 'good' and the particle 了 (le). 太 is 大 (big) with an extra stroke; 好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), an image read as 'good'; 了 marks change of state. Together they mean 'wonderful'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 太 (tài, too) + 好 (hǎo, good: 女 woman + 子 child) + 了 (le)
Stroke order
太
好
了
Examples
，！
Great, you're here!
，！
Passed the exam, wonderful!
，。
Excellent, this is exactly what I wanted.
，。
You came, that is wonderful.
太好了 (tài hǎo le) - great, wonderful, excellent (exclamation).
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