Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
刚
gāng
Description
“刚”这个字最常用来说事情发生的时间很短,就在不久以前。
The character "刚" is most commonly used to indicate that something happened a short time ago, just recently.
它也可以表示数量或程度正好合适,不多也不少。
It can also express that a quantity or degree is just right, neither too much nor too little.
Meanings
刚gāng
just now; a moment ago
我刚到家。
I just got home.
刚gāng
just; exactly (right amount or degree)
这双鞋大小刚好。
These shoes fit perfectly.
刚gāng
firm; hard; strong
他的性格很刚。
He has a very strong personality.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
刚 stresses timing (just now), while 刚才 is a time-noun meaning "a moment ago."
- Etymology
original meaning "hard/firm," as in 刚强; the "just now" sense is an extension.
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