Word: 刚 (gāng)

柔中有刚攻不破,刚中无柔不为坚

róu zhōng yǒu gāng gōng bú pò,gāng zhōng wú róu bù wéi jiān

gentleness with firmness inside cannot be broken; firmness without gentleness is not truly strong

男人无刚，不如粗糠

nánrén wú gāng, bùrú cūkāng

a man without firmness is worse than coarse chaff

癞蛤蟆吃苍蝇,刚够供嘴

làiháma chī cāngying,gāng gòu gōng zuǐ

A toad eating flies: just enough to feed its mouth

窗边置着一盆刚开的花。

Chuāng biān zhìzhe yì pén gāng kāi de huā.

A pot of freshly bloomed flowers sits by the window.

粽子刚煮好，小心烫！

Zòngzi gāng zhǔ hǎo, xiǎoxīn tàng!

The zongzi just finished cooking, so be careful, they're hot!

这些盘子我刚洗，所以还是湿的。

Zhèxiē pánzi wǒ gāng xǐ, suǒyǐ háishi shī de.

The plates are still wet because I just washed them.

这只母猫刚生了小猫，正在哺乳。

Zhè zhī mǔ māo gāng shēngle xiǎomāo, zhèngzài bǔrǔ.

This cat just had kittens and is nursing them.

这条鱼很鲜，今天刚买的。

Zhè tiáo yú hěn xiān, jīntiān gāng mǎi de.

This fish is fresh; I just bought it today.

这间屋子的墙壁刚刷成白色。

Zhè jiān wūzi de qiángbì gāng shuā chéng báisè.

The walls of this room have just been painted white.

那位医生刚在这附近开业。

Nà wèi yīshēng gāng zài zhè fùjìn kāiyè.

That doctor has just set up a practice near here.

那里面刚发生了什么？

Nà lǐmiàn gāng fāshēngle shénme?

What just happened in there?

雨刚停了，我们走吧。

Yǔ gāng tíngle, wǒmen zǒu ba.

The rain just stopped, so let's leave.

黄毛鸭子刚下河,不知深浅

Huángmáo yāzi gāng xià hé,bùzhīshēnqiǎn

a yellow-downed duckling just entering the river: doesn't know how deep or shallow