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How to Say ‘Just arrived’ in Simplified Chinese

刚到

gāng dào

[gahng daow]

💬 Usage Tip: [刚] before a verb means "just," as in something happened a moment ago: [刚到] = "just arrived." You can reuse it easily: [刚来] means "just came."

Phrase Breakdown

gāng

[gahng]

just; just now

Shows that something happened a short time ago.

Example

我刚到教室。

I just arrived at the classroom.

dào

[daow]

arrive

A verb meaning to reach a place or arrive.

Example

你什么时候到?

When will you arrive?

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