A1 · reviewed · real-chinese

太贵了。

That’s too expensive.
Practice recall

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.

0/4 recalled Next: hear it cold. Continue next step

Current move

Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.

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.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 It’s a bit too expensive.
02 This is too expensive. I’ll keep looking.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A This one is 300 yuan.
B It’s a bit too expensive.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Too expensive. Direct.
02 A little expensive. Softer.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 太贵了 mean?

Answer: That’s too expensive.

太 plus adjective means too adjective.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 太贵了。

Answer: tài guì le.

太 and 贵 are both fourth tone.

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03 · How can you soften 太贵了?

Answer: 有点贵。

有点 makes the comment less blunt.

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