刚才 gāngcái HSK2 just now Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gāngcái just now 刚 剛 gāng adverb just indicates that an action or situation occurred a very short time ago; only a moment ago才 cái adverb just now Used to show that an action has only just happened, meaning "just now" or "only a moment ago".gāngcái only 刚 剛 gāng adverb barely only just; reaching a certain level or amount with no room to spare才 cái adverb only Used before a number or expression of quantity to mean "only" or "merely".