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刚 (gāng) — just (a short while ago; indicating an action happened moments before); (in 刚…就…) just when; as soon as

Definition

刚 (gāng) means 'just' for something that happened a moment ago, or 'just as / as soon as' in a 刚…就… pattern. Compare 刚刚 (more emphatic 'just now') and 就 (the 'then/as soon as' half of the pattern).

adverb
just (a short while ago; indicating an action happened moments before)(in 刚…就…) just whenas soon as
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Examples

  • 刚。
    Wǒ gāng dào jiā jiù lái diàn huà le.
    Just after I got home, the phone rang.
  • 刚。
    Tā gāng xué huì kāi chē.
    He just learned how to drive.
  • 刚，。
    Wǒ gāng dào gōng sī, jiù kāi huì le.
    I just arrived at the company, and then the meeting started.

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