A2 · Grammar reference · ASGQJJYO
Expressing "just" with "gang"
For events that happened in the immediate past, in English we use the word "just." For example, if you pass a turn you were supposed to make, you might say, "I just passed it!" In Chinese, "just" can be expressed with 刚 (gāng) or 刚刚 (gānggāng).
- Keywords
- 刚 · 刚刚 · Just
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Sequencing events in time
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK4
Examples (10)
我们刚知道。
她们刚走。
老板刚刚到办公室。
我老婆刚生完孩子。
你刚刚下班吗？
我刚认识她十天。
他刚来中国两个月。
我弟弟刚工作半年。
她刚结婚三个月。
我的车刚买两天，开的时候小心点。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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