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1.
名,
ability; talent
- 才能 : ability; capability; talent
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2.
名,
a capable person
- 人才 : a person of ability; a talented person; talent; qualified personnel
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3.
名,
people of a certain type
- 奴才 : unkey; lackey
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4.
adverb
a moment ago; just
- 你怎么才来就要走? : You've only just come. Why do you want to leave so soon?
- 他才找到工作。
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5.
adverb
(preceded by an expression of time) not until
- 他九点钟才来，太晚了。 : He didn't come until 9 o'clock. That was too late.
- 大风到晚上才住了。 : The gale didn't stop until evening.
- 他半夜才回家。
- 他这时才完成任务。
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6.
adverb
(preceded by an expression of reason or condition) not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason
- 经他解释之后，我才明白是怎么回事。 : I didn't understand what was going on until he explained it to me.
- 他说行才行。 : It's OK only if he says so.
- 经过领导的一番解释，我才恍然大悟。
- 有他的帮助，才能完成这项工作。
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7.
adverb
(followed by a numerical expression) only
- 这孩子才五岁，已经认得不少字了。 : The child is only five, and he already knows quite a few characters.
- 这个班才有二十人。
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8.
adverb
(used in an assertion or contradiction, emphasizing what comes before 才, usually with 呢 at the end of the sentence) actually; really
- 这才好呢! : Now this is really good!
- 你以为他傻吗? 他才不傻呢! : You think he's stupid? Not him!
- 我才不相信他呢！
- 我才不去！
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