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Vocabulary list: Video lesson: Three ways to use 才 (cái) in Mandarin Chinese grammar 语法：才

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “Video lesson: Three ways to use 才 (cái) in Mandarin Chinese grammar”, in the order the article uses them.

57 words and 17 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 才(cái) ability
  2. 我(wǒ) I
  3. 有(yǒu) to have
  4. 他(tā) him
  5. 来(lái) to come
  6. 过(guo) (experienced action marker)
  7. 一(yī)次(cì) first
  8. 现(xiàn)在(zài) now
  9. 早(zǎo)上(shang) early morning
  10. 七(qī) seven
  11. 点(diǎn) point
  12. 太(tài) too
  13. 早(zǎo) early
  14. 了(le) marks a completed action
  15. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  16. 一(yī)共(gòng) in total
  17. 两(liǎng) two
  18. 百(bǎi) hundred
  19. 块(kuài) lump
  20. 钱(qián) coin
  21. 完(wán)全(quán) complete
  22. 不(bù)够(gòu) not enough
  23. 十(shí) ten
  24. 上(shàng)课(kè) to go to class
  25. 可(kě)是(shì) but
  26. 她(tā) she
  27. 明(míng)天(tiān) tomorrow
  28. 走(zǒu) to walk
  29. 你(nǐ) you
  30. 怎(zěn)么(me) how?
  31. 做(zuò) to make
  32. 完(wán) to finish
  33. 作(zuò)业(yè) school assignment
  34. 可(kě)以(yǐ) can
  35. 出(chū)去(qù) to go out
  36. 到(dào) to reach
  37. 北(běi)方(fāng) north
  38. 才(cái)能(néng) talent
  39. 吃(chī) to eat
  40. 真(zhēn)正(zhèng) genuine
  41. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  42. 饺(jiǎo)子(zi) dumpling
  43. 这(zhè)样(yàng) this way
  44. 对(duì) right
  45. 这(zhè) this
  46. 是(shì) to be
  47. 刀(dāo) knife
  48. 下(xià)班(bān) to finish work
  49. 接(jiē)到(dào) to receive
  50. 电(diàn)话(huà) telephone
  51. 不(bù)要(yào) don't!
  52. 呢(ne) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context
  53. 不(bù)会(huì) improbable
  54. 这(zhè)么(me) so much
  55. 恶(ě)心(xīn) nausea
  56. 东(dōng)西(xi) thing
  57. 笨(bèn) stupid

Example sentences 例句

  1. 我才有两个！

    Wǒ cái yǒu liǎng gè!

    I've only got two!

  2. 他才来过一次。

    Tā cái láiguo yícì.

    He's only been here once before.

  3. 现在才早上七点，太早了。

    Xiànzài cái zǎoshang qī diǎn, tài zǎole.

    It's only seven in the morning, it's too early.

  4. 我们一共才有两百块钱，完全不够。

    Wǒmen yígòng cái yǒu liǎng bǎi kuài qián, wánquán búgòu.

    Altogether we've only got two hundred kuai. It's nowhere near enough.

  5. 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.

  6. 他明天才走。

    Tā míngtiān cái zǒu.

    He's not leaving until tomorrow.

  7. 你怎么现在才来？

    Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

    How come you've only just got here?

  8. 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.

  9. 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!

  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. 这才是刀！

    Zhè cái shì dāo!

    Now 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. 我才不要呢！

    Wǒ cái búyào ne!

    Absolutely not!

  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. 你才笨呢！

    Nǐ cái bèn ne!

    Are you stupid or what?!