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== Structure ==
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For events that happened 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, "I ''just'' passed it!" In Chinese, "just" can be expressed with 刚 (gāng) or 刚刚 (gānggāng).
  
just,表示动作发生了没多久。和“刚刚”的用法一样。
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== Expressing "Just" Happened ==
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=== Structure ===
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刚 (gāng) expresses an action that happened not long ago. 刚刚 (gānggāng) is used the same way, with the same meaning.
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
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Subj. + 刚 + Verb
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</div>
  
Subject + 刚 + V.
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or
  
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<div class="jiegou">
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Subj. + 刚刚 + Verb
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
 
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=== Examples ===
== Examples ==
 
  
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
 
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*我们 <em>刚</em> 知道。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>gāng</em> zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">We just found out.</span>
* <em>刚</em> 走。
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*她们 <em>刚</em> 走。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>gāng</em> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">They just left.</span>
* 我们 <em>刚</em> 下班。
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*老板 <em>刚刚</em> 到 办公室。<span class="pinyin"> Lǎobǎn <em>gānggāng</em> dào bàngōngshì.</span><span class="trans">The boss just arrived at the office.</span>
* <em></em> 吃 完 饭。
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*我 老婆 <em>刚</em> 孩子。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎopo <em>gāng</em> shēng wán háizi.</span><span class="trans">My wife just finished giving birth to our baby.</span>
* 我 <em>刚</em> 今天 的 工作。
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*你 <em>刚刚</em> 下班 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>gānggāng</em> xiàbān ma? </span><span class="trans">Did you just get off work?</span>
* 宝宝 <em></em> 起床。
 
  
 
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== Structure ==
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== "Just" Within a Specific Time Period ==
  
表达“从动作发生到现在时间”。
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This more complicated use of 刚 (gāng) is not nearly as essential as the one above, but you may find it useful to specify just ''when'' the event "just" occurred, specifically.
  
<div class="jiegou">
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=== Structure ===
  
Subject + + VO + Duration
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(gāng) can also express "from the time an action happens until the present time."
  
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<div class="jiegou">
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Subj. + 刚 + Verb (+ Obj.)  + Duration
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
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Note that although we need to say "ago" in English, in this pattern there's no need for a word that means "ago."
  
== Examples ==
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=== Examples ===
  
 
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<div class="liju">
  
* 我 <em>刚</em> 到 这里 五 分钟。
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*我 <em>刚</em> 认识 她 <strong> 十 天</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>gāng</em> rènshi tā <strong>shí tiān</strong>.</span><span class="trans">I just met her ten days ago.</span>
* <em>刚</em> 来 中国 半 年。
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*<em>刚</em> 来 中国 <strong>两 个 月</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> lái Zhōngguó <strong>liǎng gè yuè</strong>.</span><span class="trans">He just got to China two months ago.</span>
* 我 <em>刚</em> 学 中文 个 星期。
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*我 弟弟 <em>刚</em> 工作 <strong>半年</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ dìdi <em>gāng</em> gōngzuò <strong> bàn nián </strong>.</span><span class="trans">My younger brother just started working half a year ago.</span>
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*她  <em>刚</em> 结婚 <strong> 三 个 月 </strong>。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>gāng</em> jiéhūn <strong>sān gè yuè</strong>.</span><span class="trans">She just got married three months ago.</span>
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*我 的 车 <em>刚</em> 买 <strong>天</strong>,开 的时候 小心 点。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de chē <em>gāng</em> mǎi <strong>liǎng tiān</strong>, kāi de shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.</span><span class="trans">I just bought the car two days ago. Be careful when you drive.</span>
  
 
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需要注意的是“<em>刚来一会儿。</em> ”和“<em>刚来没一会儿。</em> ”意思是一样的,都是表示“来”的时间很短。
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
  
 
*[["Just now" with "gangcai"]]
 
*[["Just now" with "gangcai"]]
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*[[Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"]]
  
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
* [[现代汉语八百词(增订本)]] (pp. 216)[http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
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{{Source|现代汉语八百词(增订本)|216}}
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{{Source|卓越汉语-公司实战篇|239}}
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{{Source|Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition|81}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 9 March 2019

For events that happened 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, "I just passed it!" In Chinese, "just" can be expressed with 刚 (gāng) or 刚刚 (gānggāng).

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.

Subj. + 刚 + Verb

or

Subj. + 刚刚 + Verb

Examples

  • 我们 知道。Wǒmen gāng zhīdào.We just found out.
  • 她们 走。Tāmen gāng zǒu.They just left.
  • 老板 刚刚 到 办公室。 Lǎobǎn gānggāng dào bàngōngshì.The boss just arrived at the office.
  • 我 老婆 生 完 孩子。Wǒ lǎopo gāng shēng wán háizi.My wife just finished giving birth to our baby.
  • 刚刚 下班 吗?gānggāng xiàbān ma? Did you just get off work?

"Just" Within a Specific Time Period

This more complicated use of 刚 (gāng) is not nearly as essential as the one above, but you may find it useful to specify just when the event "just" occurred, specifically.

Structure

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

Subj. + 刚 + Verb (+ Obj.) + 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

  • 认识 她 十 天gāng rènshi tā shí tiān.I just met her ten days ago.
  • 来 中国 两 个 月gāng lái Zhōngguó liǎng gè yuè.He just got to China two months ago.
  • 我 弟弟 工作 半年Wǒ dìdi gāng gōngzuò bàn nián .My younger brother just started working half a year ago.
  • 结婚 三 个 月 gāng jiéhūn sān gè yuè.She just got married three months ago.
  • 我 的 车 两 天,开 的时候 小心 点。Wǒ de chē gāng mǎi liǎng tiān, kāi de shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.I just bought the car two days ago. Be careful when you drive.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books