太 tài

1. tài adverb very; too; extremely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison , Concept: Degree 程度
   Notes: 太 may be used in this sense as an adverb of degree in both modern and Literary Chinese (CC-CEDICT '太'; Guoyu '太' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '太' 1b, p. 441; Norman 1988, p. 127; Unihan '太; XHZD '太' 1, p. 725)
2. tài adverb most
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: At an extreme point (Guoyu '太' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '太' 1a, p. 441; XHZD '太' 2, p. 725)
3. tài adjective grand
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '太' adj; Kroll 2015 '太' 1, p. 441; XHZD '太' 3, p. 725)
4. tài bound form tera
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 10**12 (XHZD '太' 5, p. 725)
5. tài adjective senior
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '太' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '太' 2, p. 441)
6. tài adjective most senior member
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '太' n)

Contained in

• 太牢 (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
• 天下太平 the whole world at peace; peace and prosperity
• 太阳日(太陽日) solar day
• 黑胸太阳鸟(黑胸太陽鳥) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
• 太平盛世 peace and prosperity
• 太公钓鱼，愿者上钩(太公釣魚，願者上鉤) Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook
• 太阳神经丛(太陽神經叢) solar plexus chakra
• 老太婆 old woman
• 太阳灯(太陽燈) sunlamp
• 太子党(太子黨) princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
• 太古 the distant past; time immemorial
• 太极拳(太極拳) taiji
• 聚光太阳能(聚光太陽能) concentrating solar power (CSP)
• 太古洋行 Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
• 安享太平 to enjoy peace
• 太阳黑子周(太陽黑子周) sunspot cycle
• 老太爷(老太爺) elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
• 蓝喉太阳鸟(藍喉太陽鳥) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
• 太乙金华宗旨(太乙金華宗旨) The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
• 太阳活动(太陽活動) sunspot activity; solar variation
• 太阳雨(太陽雨) sunshower
• 姨太太 a concubine; a mistress
• 东太平洋隆起(東太平洋隆起) East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
• 太平门(太平門) emergency exit
• 太尉 Taiwei; Grand Marshal; Defender-in-Chief ; commander
• 太平洋潜鸟(太平洋潛鳥) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
• 亚洲与太平洋地区(亞洲與太平洋地區) Asia-Pacific region
• 送上太空 to launch into space
• 别太客气(別太客氣) no excessive politeness; Don't mention it!; You're welcome!; Please don't stand on ceremony.
• 东方红，太阳升(東方紅，太陽升) The east is red, the sun is rising.

Also contained in

慈禧太后 、 明太祖 、 太平军 、 太甲 、 皇帝不急太监急 、 麻生太郎 、 以太网路 、 姜太公 、 桥本龙太郎 、 谏太宗十思疏 、 雪山太子 、 太平天国 、 太元 、 太史慈 、 辽太祖 、 杨太真外传 、 太白县 、 以太坊 、 魏太武帝 、 太安 、 太宗

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• 卷七十六　志第二十七上: 祭祀五 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Offerings 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 74
• 卷七十五　志第二十六: 　祭祀四 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Offerings 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 72
• 卷七十三　志第二十四: 　祭祀二 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Offerings 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 66
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