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Hanzi

剛 / 刚

Traditional
剛
Simplified
刚

hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

gāng

Bopomofo

ㄍㄤ

Jyutping

gong1

Example sentences

剛 / 刚 gāng
我剛回到家，天就下起雨來了。
我刚回到家，天就下起雨来了。

I just got home, and it started to rain.

信 xìn
我剛寫了一封信。
我刚写了一封信。

I just wrote a letter.

剛剛 / 刚刚 gānggāng
電影剛剛開始。
电影刚刚开始。

The movie has just started.

起步 qǐbù
他的事業才剛剛起步。
他的事业才刚刚起步。

His career has just started.

剛好 / 刚好 gānghǎo
這雙鞋子你穿剛好。
这双鞋子你穿刚好。

This pair of shoes fits you just right.

互補 / 互补 hùbǔ
他們的個性剛好互補。
他们的个性刚好互补。

Their personalities happen to complement each other.

剛才 / 刚才 gāngcái
我剛才在圖書館看見他。
我刚才在图书馆看见他。

I saw him in the library just now.

看見 / 看见 kànjiàn
你剛才有看見他嗎？
你刚才有看见他吗？

Did you see him just now?

Example Vocabulary

剛

gang1

just; exactly

剛剛

gang1'gang1

just now; only just

剛好

gang1'hao3

just right; exactly; to happen to

剛才

gang1'cai2

just now; a moment ago

金剛

jin1'gang1

以柔克剛

yi3'rou2'ke4'gang1

剛一

剛健

gang1'jian4

剛勁

gang1'jing4

剛察

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