How to Say ‘Great!’ in Simplified Chinese
太好了！
tài hǎo le
[tie hǎo le]
💬 Usage Tip: The pattern 太 + adjective + 了 means "so ...!" and you can swap in other adjectives: 太累了！ "So tired!", 太贵了！ "Too expensive!"
Phrase Breakdown
太
tài
[tie]
too; very; extremely
A common adverb that makes the following adjective stronger. In speech, 太 often means 'so' or 'really.'
你来参加家庭聚会，真是太好了。
It's really great that you came to the family gathering.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
good
Something positive or satisfactory.
今天的天气很好。
Today's weather is good.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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