(w)

(tài) highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely

太上 (w)

(tàishàng) title of respect for taoists

太上皇 (w)

(tàishànghuáng) Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet master

太保 (w)

(tàibǎo) Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

太保 (w)

(tàibǎo) a very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents

太保市 (w)

(tàibǎoshì) Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

太仓 (w)

(tàicāng) Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu

太仓市 (w)

(tàicāngshì) Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu

太仆 (w)

(tàipú) Grand Servant in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]

太仆寺 (w)

(tàipúsì) Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding; Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia

太仆寺卿 (w)

(tàipúsìqīng) Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding

太仆寺旗 (w)

(tàipūsìqí) Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia

太公 (w)

(tàigōng) great-grandfather

太公兵法 (w)

(tàigōngbīngfǎ) alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]

太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 (w)

(tàigōngdiàoyúyuànzhěshànggōu) Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

太初 (w)

(tàichū) the absolute beginning

太半 (w)

(tàibàn) more than half; a majority; most; mostly

太原 (w)

(tàiyuán) Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

太原市 (w)

(tàiyuánshì) Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

太古 (w)

(tàigǔ) immemorial

太古代 (w)

(tàigǔdài) Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

太古宙 (w)

(tàigǔzhòu) Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)

太古洋行 (w)

(tàigǔyángháng) Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong banking giant)

太史令 (w)

(tàishǐlìng) grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

太史公 (w)

(tàishǐgōng) Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史记

太后 (w)

(tàihòu) Empress Dowager

太和 (w)

(tàihé) Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui; Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning

太和区 (w)

(tàihéqū) Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning

太和殿 (w)

(tàihédiàn) the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"

太和县 (w)

(tàihéxiàn) Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui

太太 (w)

(tàitai) married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

太好了 (w)

(tàihǎole) very good

太妃糖 (w)

(tàifēitáng) toffee

太婆 (w)

(tàipó) great-grandmother

太子 (w)

(tàizǐ) crown prince

太子丹 (w)

(tàizǐdān) Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC

太子十三峰 (w)

(tàizǐshísānfēng) thirteen peaks of Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan; also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 xue3 shan1]

太子太保 (w)

(tàizǐtàibǎo) tutor to the crown prince in Imperial China

太子河区 (w)

(tàizǐhéqū) Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning

太子港 (w)

(tàizǐgǎng) Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti

太学 (w)

(tàixué) Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty

太守 (w)

(tàishǒu) governor of a province

太宗 (w)

(tàizōng) posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

太师 (w)

(tàishī) imperial tutor

太常 (w)

(tàicháng) Minister of Ceremonies in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]

太平 (w)

(tàipíng) place name

太平 (w)

(tàipíng) peace and security

太平区 (w)

(tàipíngqū) Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

太平天国 (w)

(tàipíngtiānguó) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

太平市 (w)

(tàipíngshì) Taiping city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

太平广记 (w)

(tàipíngguǎngjì) Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉

太平御览 (w)

(tàipíngyùlǎn) Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fan 李昉, 1000 scrolls

太平洋 (w)

(tàipíngyáng) Pacific Ocean

太平洋区域 (w)

(tàipíngyángqūyù) the Pacific region; the Pacific rim

太平洋周边 (w)

(tàipíngyángzhōubiān) variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim

太平洋战争 (w)

(tàipíngyángzhànzhēng) Pacific war between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

太平洋联合铁路 (w)

(tàipíngyángliánhétiělù) Union Pacific railroad

太平洋周边 (w)

(tàipíngyángzhōubiān) Pacific Rim

太平盛世 (w)

(tàipíngshèngshì) peace and prosperity (idiom)

太平绅士 (w)

(tàipíngshēnshì) Justice of the Peace (JP)

太平门 (w)

(tàipíngmén) emergency exit

太平间 (w)

(tàipíngjiān) mortuary; morgue

太康 (w)

(tàikāng) Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan

太康县 (w)

(tàikāngxiàn) Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan

太忙 (w)

(tàimáng) too busy

太极 (w)

(tàijí) the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

太极剑 (w)

(tàijíjiàn) a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

太极图 (w)

(tàijítú) diagram of cosmological scheme; Yin-Yang symbol; ☯

太极图说 (w)

(tàijítúshuō) philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dun'yi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

太极拳 (w)

(tàijíquán) shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art

太岁 (w)

(tàisuì) Taisu, God of the year; archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 Xing1]; nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area

太液池 (w)

(tàiyèchí) area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai

太湖 (w)

(tàihú) Taihu lake near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted

太湖县 (w)

(tàihúxiàn) Taihu county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui

太爷 (w)

(tàiyé) (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate

太白 (w)

(tàibái) Taibai county in Bǎojī 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shǎnxī; Venus

太白星 (w)

(tàibáixīng) Venus (planet)

太白粉 (w)

(tàibáifěn) cornstarch; potato starch

太白县 (w)

(tàibáixiàn) Taibai county in Bǎojī 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shǎnxī

太监 (w)

(tàijiàn) court eunuch; palace eunuch

太石村 (w)

(tàishícūn) Taishi village (in Guangdong province)

太祖 (w)

(tàizǔ) Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

太空 (w)

(tàikōng) outer space

太空人 (w)

(tàikōngrén) astronaut

太空探索 (w)

(tàikōngtànsuǒ) space exploration

太空服 (w)

(tàikōngfú) spacesuit

太空梭 (w)

(tàikōngsuō) space shuttle

太空步 (w)

(tàikōngbù) moonwalk (dance)

太空漫步 (w)

(tàikōngmànbù) space walk

太空站 (w)

(tàikōngzhàn) space station

太空舞步 (w)

(tàikōngwǔbù) moonwalk (dance)

太空船 (w)

(tàikōngchuán) spaceship

太空舱 (w)

(tàikōngcāng) space capsule; ejection capsule (cabin)

太空行走 (w)

(tàikōngxíngzǒu) spacewalk

太空游 (w)

(tàikōngyóu) space tourism

太空飞船 (w)

(tàikōngfēichuán) space shuttle

太虚 (w)

(tàixū) Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)

太虚 (w)

(tàixū) great emptiness; the void; heaven; the skies; universe; cosmos; original essence of the cosmos

太行山 (w)

(tàihángshān) Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi

太谷 (w)

(tàigǔ) Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi

太谷县 (w)

(tàigǔxiàn) Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi

太过 (w)

(tàiguò) excessively; too

太阴 (w)

(tàiyīn) the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

太阳 (w)

(tàiyáng) sun; CL:個|个[ge4]

太阳光 (w)

(tàiyángguāng) sunlight

太阳光柱 (w)

(tàiyángguāngzhù) solar pillar; sun pillar (atmospheric optics)

太阳公司 (w)

(tàiyánggōngsī) Sun corporation

太阳报 (w)

(tàiyángbào) Sun newspaper

太阳微系统公司 (w)

(tàiyángwēixìtǒnggōngsī) Sun Microsystems

太阳日 (w)

(tàiyángrì) solar day

太阳永不落 (w)

(tàiyángyǒngbùluò) (on which) the sun never sets

太阳活动 (w)

(tàiyánghuódòng) sunspot activity; solar variation

太阳照在桑干河上 (w)

(tàiyángzhàozàisānggānhéshàng) The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

太阳灯 (w)

(tàiyángdēng) sunlamp

太阳眼镜 (w)

(tàiyángyǎnjìng) sunglasses

太阳神 (w)

(tàiyángshén) Sun God; Apollo

太阳神经丛 (w)

(tàiyángshénjīngcóng) solar plexus chakra

太阳神计划 (w)

(tàiyángshénjìhuà) the Apollo project

太阳穴 (w)

(tàiyángxué) temple (on the sides of human head)

太阳窗 (w)

(tàiyángchuāng) sun window; sun roof (of car)

太阳窝 (w)

(tàiyángwō) temple (on the sides of human head)

太阳系 (w)

(tàiyángxì) solar system

太阳翼 (w)

(tàiyángyì) solar panel

太阳能 (w)

(tàiyángnéng) solar energy

太阳能板 (w)

(tàiyángnéngbǎn) solar panel

太阳能电池 (w)

(tàiyángnéngdiànchí) solar cell

太阳轮 (w)

(tàiyánglún) solar plexus chakra

太阳镜 (w)

(tàiyángjìng) sunglasses

太阳电池 (w)

(tàiyángdiànchí) solar cell

太阳电池板 (w)

(tàiyángdiànchíbǎn) solar panel

太阳风 (w)

(tàiyángfēng) solar wind

太阳黑子 (w)

(tàiyánghēizǐ) sunspot

太阳黑子周 (w)

(tàiyánghēizǐzhōu) sunspot cycle

太鲁阁 (w)

(tàilǔgé) Taroko gorge national park in Hualien county 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 xian4], Taiwan; Taroko ethnic group Taiwan

太鲁阁族 (w)

(tàilǔgézú) Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

太麻里 (w)

(tàimálǐ) Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan

太麻里乡 (w)

(tàimálǐxiāng) Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan