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刚好

gāng hǎo · gang hao

Traditional 剛好

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Meaning

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  1. just
  2. exactly
  3. to happen to be
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Exactly ten yuan

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，一串(yīchuàn)烤肉(kǎoròu)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Boss, how much is one skewer of meat?

  2. Dengdeng

    十块(shíkuài)。你(nǐ)带(dài)钱(qián)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Ten yuan. Do you have money with you?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)刚好(gānghǎo)有(yǒu)十块(shíkuài)。

    I happen to have exactly ten yuan in my pocket.

  4. Dengdeng

    刚好(gānghǎo)！那(nà)我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)一串(yīchuàn)，一人(yīrén)一半(yībàn)吧(ba)。

    Just right! Let's buy one and share it.

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，这(zhè)刚好(gānghǎo)是(shì)最后(zuìhòu)一串(yīchuàn)。

    The boss says this happens to be the last skewer.

  6. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)得(de)早(zǎo)，太好了(tàihǎole)！

    We came early. Great!

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2 examples
01

上(shàng)个(gè)礼(lǐ)拜(bài)天(tiān)我(wǒ)刚(gāng)好(hǎo)有(yǒu)空(kòng)。

It happened that I was free last Sunday.

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02

我(wǒ)到(dào)车(chē)站(zhàn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，公(gōng)交(jiāo)车(chē)刚(gāng)好(hǎo)开(kāi)走(zǒu)。

When I arrived at the station, the bus just happened to drive away.

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