How to Say ‘I just got here.’ in Simplified Chinese
刚到。
gāng dào
[gāng dào]
💬 Usage Tip: 刚 (gāng) goes right before a verb to mean something only just happened. It works with other verbs too: 刚吃完 "just finished eating", 刚起床 "just got up".
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.
到
dào
[dào]
to arrive
A verb meaning to reach or get to a place.
客人六点到。
The guests arrive at six.
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