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刚

gāng · gang

Traditional 剛

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. hard
  2. firm
  3. strong
  4. just
  5. barely
  6. exactly
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In a conversation

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Just got up

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you eaten?

  2. Liangliang

    刚(gāng)吃完(chīwán)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I just finished. And you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    I just got up.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)下午(xiàwǔ)三点了(sāndiǎnle)！

    It is already three in the afternoon!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)醒(xǐng)就(jiù)饿了(èle)，所以(suǒyǐ)来(lái)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)。

    Yes. I woke up hungry, so I came to find you.

  6. Liangliang

    来(lái)得(de)刚好(gānghǎo)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)买了(mǎile)两份(liǎngfèn)。

    Good timing. I just bought two portions.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)刚(gāng)从(cóng)邮(yóu)局(jú)回(huí)来(lái)。

Tom has just returned from the post office.

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02

我(wǒ)刚(gāng)到(dào)家(jiā)，还(hái)没(méi)来(lái)得(de)及(jí)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

I just got home and haven't had time to eat yet.

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