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* 我 <em>刚</em> 吃 完 饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> chī wán fàn.</span> <span class="trans">I just finished eating.</span>
 
* 我 <em>刚</em> 吃 完 饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> chī wán fàn.</span> <span class="trans">I just finished eating.</span>
 
* 他 <em>刚</em> <strong>出去</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> <strong>chūqù</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">He just went out.</span>
 
* 他 <em>刚</em> <strong>出去</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> <strong>chūqù</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">He just went out.</span>
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* 我 <em>刚</em> 买 了 很 多 水果 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> mǎi le hěn dūo shuǐguǒ.</span> <span class="trans">I just bought a lot of fruit.</span>
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* 我 <em>刚</em> 买 了 很 多 水果 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> mǎi le hěn duō shuǐguǒ.</span> <span class="trans">I just bought a lot of fruit.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>刚</em> 下班 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>gāng</em> xiàbān.</span> <span class="trans">We just got off work.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>刚</em> 下班 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>gāng</em> xiàbān.</span> <span class="trans">We just got off work.</span>
 
* 宝宝 <em>刚</em> 起床 。 <span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo <em>gāng</em> qǐchuáng.</span> <span class="trans">The baby just woke up.</span>
 
* 宝宝 <em>刚</em> 起床 。 <span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo <em>gāng</em> qǐchuáng.</span> <span class="trans">The baby just woke up.</span>
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* 老公 <em>刚</em> 回 家 。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎogōng <em>gāng</em> húi jiā.</span> <span class="trans">The husband just came home.</span>
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* 老公 <em>刚</em> 回 家 。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎogōng <em>gāng</em> huí jiā.</span> <span class="trans">The husband just came home.</span>
 
* 我 <em>刚</em> 做 完 今天 的 工作 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> zuò wán jīntiān de gōngzuò.</span> <span class="trans">I just finished today's work.</span>
 
* 我 <em>刚</em> 做 完 今天 的 工作 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> zuò wán jīntiān de gōngzuò.</span> <span class="trans">I just finished today's work.</span>
 
* 他 <em>刚</em> 来 我们 公司 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> lái wǒmen gōngsī.</span> <span class="trans">He just came to our office.</span>
 
* 他 <em>刚</em> 来 我们 公司 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> lái wǒmen gōngsī.</span> <span class="trans">He just came to our office.</span>
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* 我 <em>刚</em> 到 这里 <strong>五 分钟</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> dào zhèlǐ <strong>wǔ fēnzhōng</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just got here five minutes ago.</span>
 
* 我 <em>刚</em> 到 这里 <strong>五 分钟</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> dào zhèlǐ <strong>wǔ fēnzhōng</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just got here five minutes ago.</span>
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* 我 <em>刚</em> 来 中国 <strong>半 年</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> lái Zhōnggúo <strong>bàn nián</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just got to China six months ago.</span>
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* 我 <em>刚</em> 来 中国 <strong>半 年</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> lái Zhōngguó <strong>bàn nián</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just got to China six months ago.</span>
 
* 我 <em>刚</em> 学 中文 <strong>两 个 星期</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> xué Zhōngwén <strong>liǎng gè xīngqī</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just started studying Chinese two weeks ago.</span>
 
* 我 <em>刚</em> 学 中文 <strong>两 个 星期</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> xué Zhōngwén <strong>liǎng gè xīngqī</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just started studying Chinese two weeks ago.</span>
 
* 他 <em>刚</em> 走 <strong>十 分钟</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> zǒu <strong>shí fēnzhōng</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">He just left ten minutes ago.</span>
 
* 他 <em>刚</em> 走 <strong>十 分钟</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> zǒu <strong>shí fēnzhōng</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">He just left ten minutes ago.</span>
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* 小心 点 ， 这 个 电脑 <em>刚</em> 买 <strong>两 天</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎoxīn diǎn, zhè gè diànnǎo <em>gāng</em> mǎi <strong>liǎng tiān</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">Be careful, I just bought that computer two days ago.</span>
 
* 小心 点 ， 这 个 电脑 <em>刚</em> 买 <strong>两 天</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎoxīn diǎn, zhè gè diànnǎo <em>gāng</em> mǎi <strong>liǎng tiān</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">Be careful, I just bought that computer two days ago.</span>
 
* 我 也 <em>刚</em> 知道 <strong>两 分钟</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ yě <em>gāng</em> zhīdao <strong>liǎng fēnzhōng</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just found out two minutes ago.</span>
 
* 我 也 <em>刚</em> 知道 <strong>两 分钟</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ yě <em>gāng</em> zhīdao <strong>liǎng fēnzhōng</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">I just found out two minutes ago.</span>
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* 他 <em>刚</em> 去 美国 <strong>一 个 星期</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> qù Měigúo <strong>yī gè xīngqī</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">He just went to America for one week.</span>
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* 他 <em>刚</em> 去 美国 <strong>一 个 星期</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> qù Měiguó <strong>yī gè xīngqī</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">He just went to America for one week.</span>
  
 
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Sometimes things happen in a flash, or they happen a very short time before you talk about them. In English we use the word "just," and in Chinese we express that "just" with 刚 (gāng) or 刚刚 (gānggāng).

Expressing "just" happened

Structure

刚 (gāng) expresses that the action happened not long ago. 刚刚 (gānggāng) is used the same way, with the same meaning.

Subject + 刚 + Verb

or

Subject + 刚刚 + Verb

Examples

  • 我 刚 知道 。 Wǒ gāng zhīdao. I just found out.
  • 他 刚 工作 。 Tā gāng gōngzuò. He just started working.
  • 她们 刚 走 。 Tāmen gāng zǒu. They just left.
  • 我 刚 吃 完 饭 。 Wǒ gāng chī wán fàn. I just finished eating.
  • 他 刚 出去 。 Tā gāng chūqù. He just went out.
  • 我 刚 买 了 很 多 水果 。 Wǒ gāng mǎi le hěn duō shuǐguǒ. I just bought a lot of fruit.
  • 我们 刚 下班 。 Wǒmen gāng xiàbān. We just got off work.
  • 宝宝 刚 起床 。 Bǎobǎo gāng qǐchuáng. The baby just woke up.
  • 老公 刚 回 家 。 Lǎogōng gāng huí jiā. The husband just came home.
  • 我 刚 做 完 今天 的 工作 。 Wǒ gāng zuò wán jīntiān de gōngzuò. I just finished today's work.
  • 他 刚 来 我们 公司 。 Tā gāng lái wǒmen gōngsī. He just came to our office.

"Just" happened, with a specific time period

Structure

刚 (gāng) can also express "from the time an action happens until the present time".

Subject + 刚 + VO + Duration

Note that although we need to say "ago" in English, in this pattern there's no need for a word that means "ago."

Examples

  • 我 刚 到 这里 五 分钟 。 Wǒ gāng dào zhèlǐ wǔ fēnzhōng. I just got here five minutes ago.
  • 我 刚 来 中国 半 年 。 Wǒ gāng lái Zhōngguó bàn nián. I just got to China six months ago.
  • 我 刚 学 中文 两 个 星期 。 Wǒ gāng xué Zhōngwén liǎng gè xīngqī. I just started studying Chinese two weeks ago.
  • 他 刚 走 十 分钟 。 Tā gāng zǒu shí fēnzhōng. He just left ten minutes ago.
  • 我们 刚 认识 一 个 月 。 Wǒmen gāng rènshi yī gè yuè. We just knew each other for a month.
  • 他 刚 工作 一 年 。 Tā gāng gōngzuò yī nián. He just worked a year.
  • 小心 点 ， 这 个 电脑 刚 买 两 天 。 Xiǎoxīn diǎn, zhè gè diànnǎo gāng mǎi liǎng tiān. Be careful, I just bought that computer two days ago.
  • 我 也 刚 知道 两 分钟 。 Wǒ yě gāng zhīdao liǎng fēnzhōng. I just found out two minutes ago.
  • 他 刚 去 美国 一 个 星期 。 Tā gāng qù Měiguó yī gè xīngqī. He just went to America for one week.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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