Chinese word

太好了

Pronunciation

Pinyintài hǎo le

Meaning

  • interjectiongreat

Example

听说你病好了，太好了。tīng shuō nǐ bìng hǎo le tài hǎo le

I heard you got better. That's great.

Illustration for 太好了 (great)

More examples

你通过考试了？太好了！nǐ tōng guò kǎo shì le tài hǎo le

You passed the exam? That's great!

Core concept

An instant lift of joy at news that turns out well.

Common phrases

  • 那太好了nà tài hǎo le

    That's great

  • 真是太好了zhēn shì tài hǎo le

    That's really great

Similar words

太棒了tài bàng le: Expresses enthusiastic praise and surprise that something is exceptionally good.
太开心了tài kāi xīn le: Strongly expresses the feeling of being very happy and delighted.
真好zhēn hǎo: Warmly says that a situation or event is good and welcome.

Definition in Chinese

用于回应令人满意或令人高兴的情况，表示强烈的肯定与欢喜，多见于口语表达。yòng yú huí yìng lìng rén mǎn yì huò lìng rén gāo xìng de qíng kuàng biǎo shì qiáng liè de kěn dìng yǔ huān xǐ duō jiàn yú kóu yǔ biǎo dá

Word origin

太好了 (tàihǎole, "very good") combines 太 (tài, "very") and 好 (hǎo, "good") with 了 (le, "new situation"), marking the favorable situation as especially striking.

Usage tips

  • As a complete reply, it carries more feeling than a neutral report, which makes it useful for recognizing enthusiasm in fast everyday conversations.

Other meanings

  • happyadjective

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