刚刚

剛剛

gānggāng

adverb HSK 2 #524

Meanings

1 just now
2 a moment ago

Characters

Reduplication of 刚 for emphasis

Examples

他刚刚出去了。

Tā gānggāng chūqù le.

He just went out a moment ago.

我刚刚说了什么？

Wǒ gānggāng shuō le shénme?

What did I just say?

Tips

usage

刚刚 and 刚 are mostly interchangeable, but 刚刚 can also be used on its own as a time word: 刚刚的事 (what just happened).

Stroke Order

刚 gāng