刚

Meaning(adverb, vocab.word.pos.g)

hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

Examples

• 我刚到家。

  wǒ gāng dào jiā.

  I just got home.

• 他刚走，你就来了。

  tā gāng zǒu, nǐ jiù lái le.

  You arrived just as he left.

• 这双鞋大小刚好。

  zhè shuāng xié dà xiǎo gāng hǎo.

  These shoes are just the right size.

Easily confused

• 刚才 — 刚才 is a time noun (can precede the subject); 刚 is an adverb placed right before the verb.

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