刚才

剛才

gāngcái

adverb HSK 2 #538

Meanings

1 just now
2 a moment ago

Characters

Examples

刚才谁打电话了？

Gāngcái shéi dǎ diànhuà le?

Who called just now?

你刚才去哪了？

Nǐ gāngcái qù nǎ le?

Where did you just go?

刚才的话你听到了吗？

Gāngcái de huà nǐ tīngdào le ma?

Did you hear what was said just now?

Tips

grammar

刚才 can be placed before the subject (刚才谁来了？) or before the verb (你刚才说什么？). It refers to a slightly longer-ago moment than 刚.

Stroke Order

刚 gāng

才 cái