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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

刚才 [gāngcái]
  1. 1. noun just now

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

刚才 [gāngcái]
  1. 1. a moment ago; just now
    别把刚才跟你说的事忘了。
    Don't forget what I told you just now.
    刚才还说要去呢。
    He was saying only a moment ago that he wanted to go.
    刚才给他打了一个电话。
    刚才来的时候你不在。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

刚才 [gāngcái]
  1. 1. 指刚过去不久的时间
    刚才有人来电话
    你为什么刚才不说,现在才说?

Examples

刚才有一拨子队伍从这里过去了。
A group of soldiers passed by just now. 拨子
别把刚才跟你说的事忘了。
Don't forget what I told you just now. 刚才
刚才还说要去呢。
He was saying only a moment ago that he wanted to go. 刚才
我的表刚才还在桌上的呢,怎么转眼就不见了,真是怪事!
Strange! My watch was on the desk a minute ago, and now it has disappeared. 怪事
我接着刚才的讲下去。
I'll continue from where I left off a moment ago. 接着
刚才你妹妹找你找苦了。
Your sister was knocking herself out looking for you.
刚才还头疼来着,现在没事儿了。
He was having a headache a moment ago, but he's all right now. 没事儿
刚才的脾气也太那个了。
The way you lost your temper was a little too—you know what I mean. 那个
你把刚才听到的广播给大家说道说道。
Tell us what you heard over the radio just now. 说道
你这个死鬼,刚才跑到哪儿去了?
You devil! Where have you been all this while? 死鬼

Collocations

刚才的情况
something that has just happened
刚才那个人
the person that just showed up
刚才还在
to have just been here
刚才谈到
just mentioned

Word Decomposition


[gāng]
+
[cái]

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