刚刚

剛剛

gānggāng

adverb HSK 2 #524

Meanings

Reduplication of 刚 for emphasis

HSK 1

他刚刚出去了。

Tā gānggāng chūqù le.

He just went out a moment ago.

HSK 1

我刚刚说了什么？

Wǒ gānggāng shuō le shénme?

What did I just say?

HSK 2

他刚刚接到一个重要的电话。

Tā gānggāng jiēdào yígè zhòngyào de diànhuà.

He just received an important phone call.

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).

刚 gāng