LEARN + CHINESE / 35 of 300 HSK 2
Not Until Then 才
The movie starts at seven, but your friend arrives at 6:59: 正好赶上. If they arrive at 7:20, 才 can underline how late it is; 就 often makes a result feel sooner or easier, while 都 can sweep in everyone or everything. These adverbs tell you how the timing feels, not just when it happened.
我才是那个想和你在一起的人！
wǒ cái shì nà ge xiǎng hé nǐ zài yìqǐ de rén！
I'm the one who wants to be with you.
现在正好三点。
xiànzài zhènghǎo sān diǎn。
It’s exactly three o’clock now.
我们都很好。
wǒmen dōu hěn hǎo.
We're all very well.
“我明天再做。” “这话你昨天就说过了！”
“wǒ míngtiān zài zuò。” “zhè huà nǐ zuótiān jiù shuō guò le！”
“I’ll do it again tomorrow.” “You said that just yesterday!”
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
cái | only then; just now |
dōu | all; both |
jiù | then; just |
zhènghǎo | just right; coincidentally |
yīqǐ | together |
wǒmen | we; us |
míngtiān | tomorrow |
zuótiān | yesterday |
xiànzài | now |
dàduōshù | vast majority |
dàn | but; only |
dàochù | everywhere |
duōshù | majority |
huāyuán | garden |
jiàndào | to see (result) |
kǎoshēng | examinee; candidate |
kèrén | guest |
mǎn | full |
quánguó | nationwide |
quánjiā | whole family |
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