How to Say ‘Just now’ in Simplified Chinese
刚才
gāng cái
[gahng-tsye]
Phrase Breakdown
刚才
gāng cái
[gahng-tsye]
just now; a moment ago
Used to talk about something that happened a short time before now.
刚才我还以为要进球了。
Just now I thought it was going to be a goal.
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