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刚才

gāng cái

HSK 2 · word 673 of 3,000

Meaning

• just now
• a moment ago

Example sentence

Characters in 刚才

• 刚 gāng (literary) hard; firm; strong
• 才 cái ability; talent

刚 just now plus 才, only then. A moment ago, and it names a past time where 刚刚 describes the action.

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