才 (cái) — talent, ability; kind of person (as a suffix, e.g., 天才 genius, 奇才 prodigy)
Definition
才 is the bound noun for 'talent/ability' — it usually needs a modifier (天才, 奇才) or appears after 有. The other 才 (cái adverb) is unrelated.
noun
talentabilitykind of person (as a suffix, e.g., 天才 genius, 奇才 prodigy)
Easily confused
Examples
- 才。Tā zài yīn yuè fāng miàn hěn yǒu cái.He has great musical talent.
- 才。Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu cái de huà jiā.She is a very talented painter.
- 才。Dà jiā dōu rèn wéi tā hěn yǒu cái.Everyone thinks he has great ability.
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