刚才 (gāng cái): Just now (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 4

gāng刚

just

cái才

talent, ability, capable person

4.

How to Use 刚才 in Sentences

Subject + Verbwith在

gāng刚

cái才

hái还

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

neutral

was just here

Adverb + Verbwith说

gāng刚

cái才

shuō说

guo过

Adjective + Nounwith事

gāng刚

cái才

de的

shì事

Idiomwith就在

jiù就

zài在

gāng刚

cái才

5.

Example Sentences with 刚才

wǒ我

gāng刚

cái才

chī吃

fàn饭

。

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How to Use 刚才 in Sentences

Subject + Verbwith在

gāng刚

cái才

hái还

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

neutral

was just here

Adverb + Verbwith说

gāng刚

cái才

shuō说

guo过

Adjective + Nounwith事

gāng刚

cái才

de的

shì事

Idiomwith就在

jiù就

zài在

gāng刚

cái才

5.

Example Sentences with 刚才

wǒ我

gāng刚

cái才

chī吃

fàn饭

。

neutral

just said

neutral

what just happened

informal

Spoken

just a moment ago

I just ate.

tā他

gāng刚

cái才

zài在

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

kàn看

shū书

。

He was reading a book in the library just now.

wǒ我

gāng刚

cái才

zài在

chāo超

shì市

yù遇

dào到

yí一

wèi位

lǎo老

péng朋

yǒu友

。

I just met an old friend at the supermarket.

gāng刚

cái才

de的

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

nèi内

róng容

xū需

yào要

jìn进

yí一

bù步

zhěng整

lǐ理

。

The content of the speech just now needs further organization.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

huà话

yào要

duì对

wǒ我

shuō说

？

Did you have something to say to me just now?

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