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* 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> | ||
* 我们 <em>刚</em> 认识 <strong>一 个 月</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>gāng</em> rènshi <strong>yī gè yuè</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">We just met each other a month ago.</span> | * 我们 <em>刚</em> 认识 <strong>一 个 月</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>gāng</em> rènshi <strong>yī gè yuè</strong>.</span> <span class="trans">We just met each other a month ago.</span> | ||
| − | * 小心 点 ， 这 个 电脑 <em>刚</em> 买 <strong>两 天</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎoxīn diǎn, zhè | + | * 小心 点 ， 这 个 电脑 <em>刚</em> 买 <strong>两 天</strong> 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎoxīn diǎn, zhè ge 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> | ||
* 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 the U.S. a week ago.</span> | * 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 the U.S. a week ago.</span> | ||
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When something recently happened, or in the immediate past, in English we use the word "just." For example, if you pass a turn you were supposed to make, you might say, "Ugh, I was just there!" or "I just passed it!" In Chinese, "just" can be expressed with 刚 (gāng) or 刚刚 (gānggāng).
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Expressing "just" happened
Structure
刚 (gāng) expresses an action that happened not long ago. 刚刚 (gānggāng) is used the same way, with the same meaning.
Subject + 刚 + Verb
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Subject + 刚刚 + Verb
Examples
- 我 刚 知道 。 I just found out.
- 他 刚 工作 。 He just started working.
- 她们 刚 走 。 They just left.
- 我 刚 吃 完 饭 。 I just finished eating.
- 他 刚 出去 。 He just went out.
- 我 刚 买 了 很 多 水果 。 I just bought a lot of fruit.
- 我们 刚 下班 。 We just got off work.
- 宝宝 刚 起床 。 The baby just woke up.
- 老公 刚 回 家 。 The husband just came home.
- 我 刚 做 完 今天 的 工作 。 I just finished today's work.
- 他 刚 来 我们 公司 。 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 。 I just got here five minutes ago.
- 我 刚 来 中国 半 年 。 I just got to China six months ago.
- 我 刚 学 中文 两 个 星期 。 I just started studying Chinese two weeks ago.
- 他 刚 走 十 分钟 。 He just left ten minutes ago.
- 我们 刚 认识 一 个 月 。 We just met each other a month ago.
- 小心 点 ， 这 个 电脑 刚 买 两 天 。 Be careful, I just bought that computer two days ago.
- 我 也 刚 知道 两 分钟 。 I just found out two minutes ago.
- 他 刚 去 美国 一 个 星期 。 He just went to the U.S. a week ago.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (p. 216)→buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 239) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (p. 81) →buy
