How to Say ‘Just arrived’ in Simplified Chinese
刚到
gāng dào
[gahng dow]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 刚 (gāng) right before a verb to mean something only just happened. For example, 刚吃 "just ate" and 刚起床 "just got up".
Phrase Breakdown
刚
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened a moment ago or you were just about to do something.
我刚注意到你的项链。
I just noticed your necklace.
到
dào
[dow]
to arrive
A verb meaning to reach or arrive at a place or destination.
我们到酒店的时候，司机说已经到。
When we arrived at the hotel, the driver said we had arrived already.
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