B1 · Grammar reference
Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
刚 (gāng) and 刚才 (gāngcái) have similar meanings of "just (now)," but they differ on a few key uses.
- Keywords
- 刚 · 刚才 · just · just now
- Used for
- Describing actions · Expressing time and date
- Classification
- HSK3 · HSK4
Examples (21)
他刚到。
我们昨天刚到。
真不巧，老板刚走。
我刚到上海的时候，谁都不认识。
他的感冒刚刚好。
天刚晴。
牛肉刚熟。
他刚才哭了。
我刚才看到他了。
现在我感觉比刚才好一点了。
刚才的事情太让人生气了。
我昨天看了。
我刚才看了。
我刚看到。
我刚才看到了。
我刚到。
宝宝刚醒。
我刚才没看到。
我刚才没听懂。
A:你刚才去哪儿了？
B:我去上厕所了。刚回来。
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