How to Say ‘Just now’ in Simplified Chinese
刚
gāng
[gahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [刚] before a verb means "just," as in something happened a moment ago: [刚到], [刚下班]. It's about recent timing, not the idea of "only just enough."
Phrase Breakdown
刚
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened a short time ago.
我们刚到家，你们就来了。
We just got home, and then you arrived.
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