刚

gāng

just; only just; exactly

adverbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 3trad. 剛
Dictionary entry

(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just

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刚

See it in sentences

他刚走了。

Tā gāng zǒu le.

English

He just left.

我刚到家。

Wǒ gāng dào jiā.

English

I just got home.

Goes with

  • 刚来just came
  • 刚到just arrived

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刚刚gānggāng
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