才
cái HSK2

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430 sentences for 才 (cái — only then) — page 12 of 22

  1. 我好不容易才买到这张火车票。

    wǒ hǎo​bù​róng​yì cái mǎi​dào zhè zhāng huǒ​chē​piào.

    I finally managed to buy this train ticket after a lot of effort.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  2. 山路迂回，走了很久才到达山顶。

    shān​lù yū​huí, zǒu le hěn jiǔ cái dào​dá shān​dǐng.

    The mountain path was winding, and it took a long time to reach the summit.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  3. 他反复思考，最后才做出了决定。

    tā fǎn​fù sī​kǎo, zuì​hòu cái zuò​chū le jué​dìng.

    He thought it over repeatedly before finally making a decision.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  4. 这些豆子需要泡一晚才能煮熟。

    zhè​xiē dòu​zi xū​yào pào yī wǎn cái néng zhǔ​shóu.

    These beans need to be soaked overnight before they can be cooked.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  5. 只有拉丁裔人才会做这种工作。

    zhǐ​yǒu lā dīng yì rén cái huì zuò zhè zhǒng gōng​zuò.

    It's only Hispanics who'll do this kind of work.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  6. 做事要深根固氐，打好基础才行。

    zuò​shì yào shēn​gēn​gù dǐ, dǎ​hǎo jī​chǔ cái xíng.

    One must establish a solid foundation and be deep-rooted in one's work.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  7. 他过了很久才发觉自己上当了。

    tā guò le hěn jiǔ cái fā​jué zì​jǐ shàng​dàng le.

    It took him a long time to realize he had been deceived.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  8. 我花了三年时间才找到那辆车。

    wǒ huā le sān nián shí​jiān cái zhǎo​dào nà liàng chē.

    It took me three years to find that car.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  9. 我自己都不知道何时才能回来。

    wǒ zì​jǐ dōu bù zhī​dào hé​shí cái néng huí​lai.

    I don't even know when I'll be back.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  10. 他经历了很多困难才取得成功。

    tā jīng​lì le hěn​duō kùn​nan cái qǔ​dé chéng​gōng.

    He went through many difficulties before achieving success.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  11. 我现在只在喝酒的时候才抽烟。

    wǒ xiàn​zài zhǐ zài hē jiǔ de shí​hou cái chōu​yān.

    I only smoke when I drink now.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  12. 西瓜要在冷水里镇一下才好吃。

    xī​guā yào zài lěng​shuǐ lǐ zhèn yī​xià cái hǎo​chī.

    Watermelon tastes better after being chilled in cold water.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  13. 这些叶子什么时候才能弄完啊？

    zhè​xiē yè​zi shén​me shí​hou cái néng nòng wán a?

    When are we gonna finish these leaves?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  14. 直到现在，他的心才算安顿下来。

    zhí dào xiàn​zài, tā de xīn cái suàn ān​dùn xià​lai.

    Only now has his heart finally found some peace.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  15. 你说你是为了你哥才那么做的。

    nǐ shuō nǐ shì wèi le nǐ gē cái nà​me zuò de.

    You said you did it for your brother.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  16. 我不知道我现在该怎么做才好。

    wǒ bù zhī​dào wǒ xiàn​zài gāi zěn​me zuò cái hǎo.

    I have no idea what I should do now.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  17. 我拨了好几次才打通他的电话。

    wǒ bō le hǎo​jǐ cì cái dǎ​tōng tā de diàn​huà.

    It took several tries before I could get through to him on the phone.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  18. 要我说什么才能把你留下来呢？

    yào wǒ shuō shén​me cái néng bǎ nǐ liú xià​lai ne?

    What can I say to make you stay?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

  19. 警察在事后半小时才赶到现场。

    jǐng​chá zài shì​hòu bàn xiǎo​shí cái gǎn​dào xiàn​chǎng.

    The police didn't arrive at the scene until half an hour after the incident.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

  20. 我需要几个小时才能调来援军。

    wǒ xū​yào jǐ gè xiǎo​shí cái néng diào lái yuán​jūn.

    It'll take a few hours for me to get reinforcements.

    Source: OpenSubtitles