Chinese word · Mandarin
才
cáiIn English: only then; not until
Example sentences
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欣雨今天才来学校。
Xīnyǔ jīntiān cái lái xuéxiào.
Xinyu only came to school today.
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小林才学会骑自行车。
Xiǎolín cái xuéhuì qí zìxíngchē.
Xiaolin just learned to ride a bicycle.
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小明才吃完午饭。
Xiǎomíng cái chī wán wǔfàn.
Xiaoming just finished lunch.
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晓东说他昨天才看完那部电影。
Xiǎodōng shuō tā zuótiān cái kàn wán nà bù diànyǐng.
Xiaodong said he just finished watching that movie yesterday.
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天翔觉得瑞华在比赛中表现得非常好，但他认为瑞华才刚开始发挥自己的潜力。
Tiānxiáng juédé Ruìhuá zài bǐsài zhōng biǎoxiàn dé fēicháng hǎo, dàn tā rènwéi Ruìhuá cái gāng kāishǐ fāhuī zìjǐ de qiánlì.
Tianxiang thinks Ruihua performed very well in the competition, but he believes Ruihua has only just begun to realize his potential.
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