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刚刚 (剛剛)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

刚刚 [gānggāng]
  1. 1. adverb just
    刚刚吃完晚餐。
    I've just finished dinner.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

刚刚 [gānggāng]
  1. 1. just; only; exactly; freshly
    那时候天刚刚亮。
    It was just beginning to get light.
    上次讨论会到现在刚刚一个月。
    It's only a month since the last discussion.
  2. 2. a moment ago; just now
    刚刚走,你快去追吧!
    He left just a minute ago. Run and try to catch him.
    报纸刚刚到。
    The newspaper came just now.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

刚刚 [gānggāng]
  1. 1. 刚2。
  2. 2. 语气往往比单用"刚"重。

Examples

那时候天刚刚亮。
It was just beginning to get light.
刚刚走,你快去追吧!
He left just a minute ago. Run and try to catch him.
这项研究尚属刚刚起步阶段。
This research programme is still in its beginning stages.
袁世凯刚刚登上皇帝的宝座就翘辫子了。
Yuan Shikai had just taken the throne when he kicked the bucket.
东方刚刚显出鱼肚白。
Day was just breaking.
他昏迷了三天,刚刚醒过来。
He was unconscious for three days and has just come to.
邮政员刚刚给我递送来了一封快件。
刚刚知道如何在Word中设置版心的大小。
I just know how to set the core part of a page in Word.

Collocations

刚刚离开
to have just left
刚刚做完
to have just finished
刚刚
just fine

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

The adverbs indicating time

The adverbs indicating time

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate time, such as "刚才" gāngcái , "刚刚" gānggāng , "已经" yǐjīng , "早" zǎo , "就" jiù , "正在" zhèngzài , "马上" mǎshàng , "一直" yìzhí , "老是" lǎoshì , and so on.
(1) 他已经 走了。
(2) 他就吃完饭了。
(3) 我一直 没有说话。
(4) 我从来 没有怀疑过他。
(5) 我永远 不会忘记那个人。
(6) 他的病已经 好了。
(7) 比赛结果 在后天公布。

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刚刚和刚才一样吗?


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