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刚才
gāng cái
just now, a moment ago
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What does 刚才 mean?
刚才 (pinyin: gāng cái) means just now, a moment ago. It belongs to the official HSK 3 vocabulary (intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 刚才
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 刚 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 才
The characters of 刚才
| 刚 | gāng | component character |
| 才 | cái | only, not until (emphasizing late occurrence) (HSK 3) |
Related HSK 3 words
| 祝 | Zhù | to wish |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to care about, be concerned about |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office (room) |
| 关 | Guān | close (a door, window, etc.) |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | performance, show |
| 画 | huà | to draw |
| 久 | jiǔ | long (time) |
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