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| Pronunciation |
: |
cái |
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| Meaning |
: |
- ability; talent. (n)
- a capable person. (n)
- just. (adv)
- not … until. (adv)
- only … if. (adv)
- only after. (adv)
- only. (adv)
- really; actually. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
一 |
| Strokes |
: |
3 |
| Traditional |
: |
才 |
| Usage |
: |
40.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. Have you got a talent for painting? |
| nǐ |
yǒu |
huì |
huà |
de |
cái |
néng |
ma |
？ |
| 你 |
有 |
绘 |
画 |
的 |
才 |
能 |
吗 |
？ |
|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 绘画 |
: |
painting |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
| 才能 |
: |
talent |
| 吗 |
: |
question marker |
|
| 2. He is an unusually talented person. |
| tā |
shì |
gè |
nán |
dé |
de |
rén |
cái |
。 |
| 他 |
是 |
个 |
难 |
得 |
的 |
人 |
才 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 难得 |
: |
hard to come by, rare |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
| 人才 |
: |
talent, a capable person |
|
| 3. What were you alluding to just now? |
| nǐ |
gāng |
cái |
zhǐ |
de |
shì |
shí |
me |
？ |
| 你 |
刚 |
才 |
指 |
的 |
是 |
什 |
么 |
？ |
|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 刚才 |
: |
just now |
| 指 |
: |
indicate, point out, refer to |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
|
| 4. It was after dark when they got home. |
| tiān |
hēi |
yǐ |
hòu |
， |
tā |
men |
cái |
dào |
jiā |
。 |
| 天 |
黑 |
以 |
后 |
， |
他 |
们 |
才 |
到 |
家 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 天 |
: |
sky |
| 黑 |
: |
dark |
| 以后 |
: |
after |
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 才 |
: |
only |
| 到 |
: |
reach |
| 家 |
: |
home |
|
| 5. Now this is really good! |
| zhè |
cái |
hǎo |
ne |
！ |
| 这 |
才 |
好 |
呢 |
！ |
|
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|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 才 |
: |
really |
| 好 |
: |
good |
| 呢 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a declarative sentence to reinforce the assertion |
|
| 6. I saw him only yesterday. |
| wǒ |
zuó |
tiān |
cái |
jiàn |
dào |
tā |
。 |
| 我 |
昨 |
天 |
才 |
见 |
到 |
他 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 昨天 |
: |
yesterday |
| 才 |
: |
only |
| 见 |
: |
see |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
| 他 |
: |
him |
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