刚才 gāngcái▶ justo; solo; apenas

Stroke order

刚才 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

• 刚 — 6 strokes
• 才 — 3 strokes

Senses

1. just now
2. a moment ago

Example sentences

• 我刚才在看书。Wǒ gāngcái zài kàn shū.I was just reading.
• 你刚才去哪儿了？Nǐ gāngcái qù nǎr le?Where did you just go?

Related words

• 只有……才……solo si
• 刚justo; solo; apenas
• 人才gente talentosa
• 天才genio
• 才干Talento

刚才 is pronounced gāngcái and means “justo; solo; apenas”. This word appears in HSK 3, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 刚才 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.