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Vocabulary list: Three uses of 才 (cái) in Chinese grammar: only, just now / not until, emphasis 语法：才

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “Three uses of 才 (cái) in Chinese grammar: only, just now / not until, emphasis”, in the order the article uses them.

61 words and 18 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 才(cái) ability
  2. 他(tā) him
  3. 来(lái) to come
  4. 过(guo) (experienced action marker)
  5. 一(yī)次(cì) first
  6. 现(xiàn)在(zài) now
  7. 五(wǔ) five
  8. 点(diǎn) point
  9. 太(tài) too
  10. 早(zǎo) early
  11. 了(le) marks a completed action
  12. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  13. 一(yī)共(gòng) in total
  14. 有(yǒu) to have
  15. 块(kuài) lump
  16. 钱(qián) coin
  17. 完(wán)全(quán) complete
  18. 不(bù)够(gòu) not enough
  19. 十(shí) ten
  20. 上(shàng)课(kè) to go to class
  21. 可(kě)是(shì) but
  22. 她(tā) she
  23. 明(míng)天(tiān) tomorrow
  24. 走(zǒu) to walk
  25. 你(nǐ) you
  26. 怎(zěn)么(me) how?
  27. 做(zuò) to make
  28. 完(wán) to finish
  29. 作(zuò)业(yè) school assignment
  30. 可(kě)以(yǐ) can
  31. 出(chū)去(qù) to go out
  32. 到(dào) to reach
  33. 北(běi)方(fāng) north
  34. 才(cái)能(néng) talent
  35. 吃(chī) to eat
  36. 真(zhēn)正(zhèng) genuine
  37. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  38. 饺(jiǎo)子(zi) dumpling
  39. 这(zhè) this
  40. 算(suàn) to calculate
  41. 一(yī)个(ge) a
  42. 充(chōng)分(fèn) ample
  43. 理(lǐ)由(yóu) reason
  44. 这(zhè)样(yàng) this way
  45. 对(duì) right
  46. 那(nà) that
  47. 不(bù)是(shì) no
  48. 刀(dāo) knife
  49. 是(shì) to be
  50. 我(wǒ) I
  51. 下(xià)班(bān) to finish work
  52. 接(jiē)到(dào) to receive
  53. 电(diàn)话(huà) telephone
  54. 看(kàn)到(dào) to see
  55. 不(bù)会(huì) improbable
  56. 呢(ne) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context
  57. 这(zhè)么(me) so much
  58. 恶(ě)心(xīn) nausea
  59. 东(dōng)西(xi) thing
  60. 不(bù)要(yào) don't!
  61. 笨(bèn) stupid

Example sentences 例句

  1. 他才来过一次。

    Tā cái láiguo yícì.

    He's only been here once before.

  2. 现在才五点，太早了。

    Xiànzài cái wǔ diǎn, tài zǎole.

    It's only five o'clock - it's too early.

  3. 我们一共才有500块钱，完全不够。

    Wǒmen yígòng cái yǒu wǔbǎi kuài qián, wánquán búgòu.

    Altogether we've only got 500 bucks - it's not enough at all.

  4. 我们十点上课，可是她十一点才来。

    Wǒmen shí diǎn shàngkè, kěshì tā shíyīdiǎn cái lái.

    We start class at 10, but she didn't arrive until 11.

  5. 他明天才走。

    Tā míngtiān cái zǒu.

    He's not leaving until tomorrow.

  6. 你怎么现在才来？

    Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

    How come you've only just got here?

  7. 你做完作业才可以出去。

    Nǐ zuò wán zuòyè cái kěyǐ chūqù.

    You can't go out until you've finished your homework.

  8. 到北方才能吃到真正的饺子！

    Dào běifāng cáinéng chī dào zhēnzhèng de jiǎozi!

    You can only get real dumplings in the north!

  9. 这才算一个充分的理由。

    Zhè cái suàn yí gè chōngfèn de lǐyóu.

    Now that's a good reason.

  10. 这样做才对。

    Zhèyàng zuò cái duì.

    That's the way to do it. ["It's not right until you do it this way."]

  11. 那不是刀… 这才是刀！

    Nà bú shì dāo… zhè cái shì dāo!

    That's not a knife... this is a knife!

  12. 我才下班。

    Wǒ cái xiàbān.

    I just got off work.

  13. 我才接到他的电话。

    Wǒ cái jiēdào tā de diànhuà.

    I just got his call.

  14. 我才看到你的email.

    Wǒ cái kàndào nǐ deemail.

    I just saw your email.

  15. 我才不会呢！

    Wǒ cái búhuì ne!

    I'd never do that!

  16. 我才不吃这么恶心的东西呢！

    Wǒ cái bùchī zhème ěxīn de dōngxi ne!

    There's no way I'm eating something so disgusting!

  17. 我才不要呢！

    Wǒ cái búyào ne!

    Absolutely not!

  18. 你才笨呢！

    Nǐ cái bèn ne!

    Are you stupid or what?!