Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
才
cái
Description
"才"是一个很常用的字，可以表示时间上的"刚刚"，也可以表示"只有"这么少。
"才" is a very common character that can mean "just" in terms of time, or "only" to indicate a small amount.
它还可以指一个人的"才能"或"才华"。
It can also refer to a person's "talent" or "ability".
Meanings
才cái
just now; a moment ago; only then
他才到家。
He just got home.
才cái
only; merely (emphasizing small amount)
我才五岁。
I am only five years old.
才cái
talent; ability
他很有才。
He is very talented.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as an adverb 才 often stresses that something happened later or is less than expected.
- Etymology
originally meaning "talent," later extended to adverbial senses of "just" and "only."
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