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刚刚

gāng gang · gang gang

Traditional 剛剛

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. just recently
  2. just a moment ago
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Where did you go?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)刚刚(gānggang)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, where did you just go?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚刚(gānggang)去(qù)买(mǎi)面包(miànbāo)了(le)。

    I just went to buy bread.

  3. Liangliang

    刚刚(gānggang)？可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)出去(chūqù)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Just now? But you were gone for an hour.

  4. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？我(wǒ)刚刚(gānggang)还(hái)觉得(juéde)才(cái)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    An hour? I just felt it was only ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    面包(miànbāo)呢(ne)？

    Where is the bread?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚刚(gānggang)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    I just finished eating it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)刚(gāng)刚(gang)切(qiē)到(dào)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ)了(le)。

I just cut my finger.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

刚(gāng)刚(gang)敲(qiāo)过(guò)了(le)八(bā)点(diǎn)钟(zhōng)，不(bú)是(shì)吗(ma)？

It has just struck eight, hasn't it?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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刚
gāng

hard; firm

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