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才

cái
HSK 2

“Ability” in Chinese is 才 (cái).

Other characters with the syllable cai: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • ability; talent
  • sb of a certain type
  • a capable individual
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  • then and only then
  • just now
  • (before an expression of quantity) only
  • (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
  • (variant of 才[cai2]) just now
  • (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only

Example

我刚才在家。

I was at home.

From 刚才 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Words containing 才

刚才gāngcáijust nowHSK 2才能cáinéngtalentHSK 3人才réncáitalentHSK 3天才tiāncáitalentHSK 5才华cáihuátalentHSK 7-9成才chéngcáito make sth of oneselfHSK 7-9口才kǒucáieloquenceHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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