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刚才
gāng cái
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- pinyin
- gāng cái
- simplified
- 刚才
- traditional
- 剛才
1 · noun (time)
just now
离现在很近的过去时间。
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The person who knocked just now left a hat here.
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刚才敲门的人把帽子落在这里了。
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Mandarin reading: gāng cái.
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