Nounjust now

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 刚才.
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Character Breakdown

刚才 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 刚才 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 刚才 with other words naturally.
Subject + Verbwith
gāng
cái
hái
zài
zhè
neutral
was just here
Adverb + Verbwith
gāng
cái
shuō
guò
neutral
just said
Adjective + Nounwith
gāng
cái
de
shì
neutral
what just happened
Idiomwith就在
jiù
zài
gāng
cái
informalSpoken
just a moment ago

Example Sentences with 刚才

gāng
cái
chī
fàn
I just ate.
gāng
cái
zài
chāo
shì
dào
wèi
lǎo
péng
yǒu
I just met an old friend at the supermarket.
gāng
cái
de
yǎn
jiǎng
nèi
róng
yào
jìn
zhěng
The content of the speech just now needs further organization.
gāng
cái
zài
shū
guǎn
kàn
shū
He was reading in the library just now.
gāng
cái
shì
bu
shì
yǒu
huà
yào
duì
shuō
Did you have something to say to me just now?
gāng
cái
bìng
méi
yǒu
tīng
dào
rèn
guài
de
shēng
yīn
I did not hear any strange sounds just now.
gāng
cái
de
huì
tǎo
lùn
le
hěn
duō
zhòng
yào
wèn
The meeting just now discussed many important issues.
gāng
cái
suī
rán
hěn
shēng
dàn
xiàn
zài
lěng
jìng
xià
lái
le
Although he was very angry just now, he has calmed down now.