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HSK 4 Chinese Level Ladder

4 Levels of 'That's Expensive'

太贵了

Tài guì le

0:59 min video · 4 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 太贵了。Tài guì le.It's too expensive.
  2. 这个东西太贵，我不买。Zhège dōngxi tài guì, wǒ bù mǎi.This thing is too expensive, I won't buy it.
  3. 这个价格比我想的高。Zhège jiàgé bǐ wǒ xiǎng de gāo.This price is higher than I expected.
  4. 这也太贵了吧！Zhè yě tài guì le ba!Come on, that's way too pricey!

About this lesson

The climb goes from a plain beginner complaint about price to the joking, slangy way friends really say it.

How to practise

  1. Watch each rung's card: the level, when to use it, and the phrase with its pinyin and English.
  2. Repeat every rung out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, from HSK 1 up to the native way.
  3. Then climb it in one go, and comment which rung you're on.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
贵guìexpensiveHSK 1
太tàitoo, soHSK 1
买mǎito buyHSK 1
价格jiàgépriceHSK 3
比bǐthan, compared withHSK 1

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