Difference between revisions of "Using "cai" for small numbers"

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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
[["Just" with "jiu"]]
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[[Comparing "cai" and "jiu"]]
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*[[Comparing "cai" and "jiu"]]
[[Expressing lateness with "cai"]]
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*[[Expressing lateness with "cai"]]
  
 
==Sources and Further Readings==
 
==Sources and Further Readings==

Revision as of 03:36, 7 June 2013

The character 才 (cái) can be used to emphasize that a number is small, or less than expected.

Structure

Subject + 才 + Number + Measure Word + Noun

Examples

Needs examples

See Also

Sources and Further Readings

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1, by Cheng & Tsui