太太
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
太太 (tàitai) · wife
太太 (tàitai) means “wife; Mrs.; madam”. It is written with 1 character: 太 (too). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 太太 is built
The characters
太 tài · too
What 太 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
王太太在家吗？Wáng tàitai zàijiā ma?Is Mrs. Wang at home?
这位是我太太。Zhè wèi shì wǒ tàitai.This is my wife.
Questions about 太太
What does 太太 mean?
太太 (tàitai) means “wife; Mrs.; madam”.
How do you pronounce 太太?
太太 is pronounced tàitai.
Which HSK level is 太太?
太太 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 太太 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.