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Keywords
The character 才 (cái) can be used to emphasize that a number is small, or less than expected.
Structure
Subject + 才 + （verb）+ Number + Measure Word + Noun
Examples
- 这个 办公室 才 五个 人。This office only has five people.
- 电影院 里才 八 九 个 人。There are only eight or nine people in the theater.
- 我 才工作 了 一 个 月。I've only been working for a month.
- 工作 才做 了 一半。Only half of the work has been done.
- 他 早饭 才吃 了 一 个 蛋糕。He only ate a cake for breakfast.
See Also
Sources and Further Readings
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (p. 302) →buy
