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才
cái
only, not until (emphasizing late occurrence)
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What does 才 mean?
才 (pinyin: cái) means only, not until (emphasizing late occurrence). It belongs to the official HSK 3 vocabulary (intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 才
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 才
Related HSK 3 words
| 认为 | rèn wéi | think, consider |
| 还是 | hái shi | or, still |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble, be like |
| 跟 | gēn | with, to follow |
| 地 | de | ground, earth; -ly (adverb suffix) |
| 需要 | xū yào | need |
| 更 | gēng | even more, more (comparative) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only, just |
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