How to Say ‘Just came to Beijing’ in Simplified Chinese
刚来北京
gāng lái běi jīng
[gāng lie Běijīng]
💬 Usage Tip: 刚 (gāng) before a verb means "just recently": 我刚吃饭 "I just ate".
Phrase Breakdown
刚
gāng
[gāng]
just; only just
Adverb showing something happened a very short time ago.
我刚到家。
I just got home.
来
lái
[lie]
to come
A verb meaning “to come,” often used when asking if someone has come to an event before.
你常来这样的行业活动吗？
Do you often come to these kinds of industry events?
北京
běi jīng
[Běijīng]
Beijing
The capital city of China.
我住在北京。
I live in Beijing.
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