tài tai

太 太

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n.Mrs; madame (for a married woman)
- wú tài tai
  吴太太
  Mrs. Wu
- lǐ tài tai
  李太太
  Mrs. Li
- wáng tài tai
  王太太
  Mrs. Wang
2
n.wife
- wǒ jiàn guo tā de tài tai
  我见过他的太太。
  I've met his wife.
- wǒ tài tai shì tā tóng xué
  我太太是他同学。
  My wife is his classmate.
- tā hé tài tai jì huà huán yóu shì jiè
  他和太太计划环游世界。
  He and his wife are planning to go on a world cruise.
synonym
qī zi妻子 fù rén妇人 nèi rén内人 nèi zhù内助 hún jiā浑家 xì jūn细君
3
n.lady; woman (a form of address for a woman senior to oneself)
- lǎo tài tai
  老太太
  old lady
synonym
fù rén妇人
4
n.madam; lady; mistress of a household
- tài tai xiàn zài zài jiā ma
  太太现在在家吗？
  Is the madam at home?
- tài tai shì chuān yī xià ba
  太太，试穿一下吧！
  Try them on, madam.
5
n.wife (of an official or officer in old times)
- jūn guān tài tai
  军官太太
  wife of an officer
synonym
xì jūn细君
6
n.dial(paternal) great-grandmother or great-grandfather
- zhè ge tóu huā huā bái de lǎo rén shì wǒ de tài tai
  这个头花花白的老人是我的太太。
  The old man with gray head is my great-grandmother.

common measure word
"太太" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个太太
  one madame
- 一位太太
  one madame

太太