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* 我 <em>刚</em> 来 中国 半 年。<span class="trans">I just got to China six months ago.</span> | * 我 <em>刚</em> 来 中国 半 年。<span class="trans">I just got to China six months ago.</span> | ||
* 我 <em>刚</em> 学 中文 两 个 星期。<span class="trans">I just started studying Chinese two weeks ago.</span> | * 我 <em>刚</em> 学 中文 两 个 星期。<span class="trans">I just started studying Chinese two weeks ago.</span> | ||
| − | * 他 <em>刚</em> 走十分钟。<span class="trans"></span> | + | * 他 <em>刚</em> 走十分钟。<span class="trans">He just walked five minutes.</span> |
* 我们 <em>刚</em> 认识 一 个 月。<span class="trans"></span> | * 我们 <em>刚</em> 认识 一 个 月。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| − | * 他 <em>刚</em> 工作 半 年。<span class="trans"></span> | + | * 他 <em>刚</em> 工作 半 年。<span class="trans">He just worked half a year.</span> |
| − | * 小心 点，这 个 电脑 <em>刚</em> 买 两 天。<span class="trans"></span> | + | * 小心 点，这 个 电脑 <em>刚</em> 买 两 天。<span class="trans">Be a little careful, I bought that computer two days ago.</span> |
* 我 也 <em>刚</em> 知道 几 分钟。<span class="trans"></span> | * 我 也 <em>刚</em> 知道 几 分钟。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
* <em>刚</em> 结婚 一 年 就 离婚？<span class="trans"></span> | * <em>刚</em> 结婚 一 年 就 离婚？<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| − | * 他 <em>刚</em> 去 美国 一 个 星期 就 想 回来。<span class="trans"></span> | + | * 他 <em>刚</em> 去 美国 一 个 星期 就 想 回来。<span class="trans">He just went to America for one week and already wishes to go back.</span> |
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Sometimes things happen in a flash, or they happen a very short time before you say something, and to express that, you can use 刚 (gāng).
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表示动作刚刚发生
Structure
刚 expresses that the action happened not long ago. It's used the same way as 刚刚.
Subject + 刚 + V.
Examples
- 他 刚 走。He just left.
- 我们 刚 下班。We just got off work.
- 宝宝 刚 起床。The baby just got out of bed.
- 老公 刚 回家。The husband just came home.
- 我 刚 吃 完 饭。We just ate a meal.
- 我 刚 做 完 今天 的 工作。I just finished today's work.
- 我们 刚 开 完 会。We just started partying.
- 他 刚 来 我们 公司。He just came to our office.
- 刚 找 到 工作。I just found work.
- 我 刚 买 了 件 新 衣服。I just bought new clothes.
表示动作从发生到现在的时间较短
Structure
刚 can also express "from the time an action happens until the present time".
Subject + 刚 + VO + Duration
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 walked five minutes.
- 我们 刚 认识 一 个 月。
- 他 刚 工作 半 年。He just worked half a year.
- 小心 点，这 个 电脑 刚 买 两 天。Be a little careful, I bought that computer two days ago.
- 我 也 刚 知道 几 分钟。
- 刚 结婚 一 年 就 离婚？
- 他 刚 去 美国 一 个 星期 就 想 回来。He just went to America for one week and already wishes to go back.
Make sure you pay attention to "刚来一会儿." and "刚来没一会儿。". Both have the same meaning, expressing that the 来 happened a short while ago.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 216)→buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 239) →buy
