HSK 3
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刚才 vs 刚刚
/ gāng cái vs gāng gāng /
Strokes
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Formula
1
刚刚……就（又）……
2
刚才 (+ 的) + Noun
3
刚刚 + 好
4
刚才 + 没（不）+ Verb
5
不是 + 刚刚 + Verb
Definition
刚才 and 刚刚, means [just, just now]
1, 刚才 is a Noun indicating a short period of time before somebody speaks.
2, 刚刚 is an Adverb indicating a point in time shortly before somebody speaks.
2.1 刚刚（刚） is used with 就 or 又 to indicate events take place in succession. 刚刚……就（又）……
2.2 刚刚（刚） is used with 想 or 要 to indicate that something is about to happen.
2.3 刚才 in the structure 刚才 + 的 + Noun is used to modify a noun.
Example
刚才 and 刚刚（刚）can be used to indicate time - 1
刚才 is a Noun indicating time.
It is used before or after the subject to indicate a short period of time before speaking,
刚刚（刚）is an Adverb indicating time.
It precedes a verb or an adjective to refer to a point in time shortly before speaking.
It is used before or after the subject to indicate a short period of time before speaking,
刚刚（刚）is an Adverb indicating time.
It precedes a verb or an adjective to refer to a point in time shortly before speaking.
1
A
A
:
gāngcái
刚才
nǐ
你
qùnǎr
去哪儿
le
了
?
B
B
:
gāngcái
刚才
wǒ
我
qù
去
shūdiàn
书店
le
了
。
(
wǒ
我
gāngcái
刚才
qù
去
shūdiàn
书店
le
了
。
)
A: Where did you go just now? B: I went to a hop just now.
2
A
A
:
nǐ
你
shénme
什么
shíhou
时候
dào
到
de
的
?
B
B
:
wǒ
我
gānggang
刚刚
(
gāng
刚
)
dào
到
de
的
。
A: When did you come here? B: I just got here.
刚才 and 刚刚（刚）can be used to indicate time - 2
In some cases, the two words are interchangeable, but their point of emphasis differs.
3
Wǒ
我
gāngcái
刚才
hē
喝
le
了
yī
一
píng
瓶
kělè
可乐
。
(
gāngcái
刚才
,
qiángdiào
强调
de
的
shì
是
,
zài
在
shuōhuà
说话
qián
前
de
的
yī
一
xiǎo
小
duàn
段
shíjiān
时间
nèi
内
我
wǒ
在
做
zàizuò
什么
shén
事
me
。
shì
)
I drank a bottle of cola just now. (刚才 is used to emphasize "I" was doing something during a short period of time before "I" spoke.)
4
Wǒ
我
gānggang
刚刚
(
gāng
刚
)
hē
喝
le
了
yī
一
píng
瓶
kělè
可乐
,
xiànzài
现在
hē
喝
bù
不
xià
下
biède
别的
dōngxī
东西
le
了
。
I drank a bottle of cola just now, now I can't drink other drinks. (刚刚 is used to emphasize drinking Cola took place only a moment ago.)
刚才 and 刚刚（刚）can be used to indicate time - 3
刚刚（刚）is used with 就 or 又 to indicate events take place in succession, and it can be used with 想 or 要 to indicate that something is about to happen.
刚才 cannot be used in this way
刚才 cannot be used in this way
刚刚……就（又）……
5
Tā
他
gānggang
刚刚
chūmén
出门
jiù
就
xiàyǔ
下雨
le
了
。
No sooner had he left home than it began to rain.
6
Tā
他
gāng
刚
yào
要
chūmén
出门
jiù
就
xiàyǔ
下雨
le
了
。
He was about to leave home when it began to rain.
刚才 and 刚刚（刚）can be used to indicate time - 4
刚才 is used to modify a noun in the structure "刚才 (+ 的) + Noun"
In contrast, 刚刚 is only used to modify a verb or an adjective.
In contrast, 刚刚 is only used to modify a verb or an adjective.
刚才 (+ 的) + Noun
7
Gāngcái
刚才
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
lìng
令
rén
人
xīngfèn
兴奋
。
The news we just heard is very exciting.
8
Gānggang
刚刚
(
gāng
刚
)
tīngdào
听到
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
lìng
令
rén
人
xīngfèn
兴奋
。
The news we just heard is very exciting.
刚刚 can also be used to indicate just reaching a certain degree, besides indicating time, 刚刚好 is often used as a predicate to show it is exactly the right quantity.
刚刚 + 好
9
Tā
他
de
的
háizi
孩子
gānggang
刚刚
10
10
gè
个
yuè
月
,
hái
还
bùhuì
不会
shuōhuà
说话
。
His child was only 10 months, so he can't speak.
10
Xíngli
行李
20
20
gōngjīn
公斤
gānggang
刚刚
hǎo
好
,
méiyǒu
没有
chāozhòng
超重
。
The luggage is just 20 kilos, it's not overweight.
Negative forms
刚才 and 刚刚, The two terms have different negative forms.
刚才 + 没（不）+ Verb
不是 + 刚刚 + Verb
11
Wǒ
我
gāngcái
刚才
méi
没
qù
去
shūdiàn
书店
。
I didn't go to the hop just now.
12
A
A
:
tā
他
shì
是
gānggang
刚刚
zǒu
走
de
的
ma
吗
?
B
B
:
tā
他
bú
不
shi
是
gānggang
刚刚
zǒu
走
de
的
,
tā
他
zǎojiù
早就
zǒu
走
le
了
。
A: Did he leave just now? B: No, he left a long time ago.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with 刚才 or 刚刚:
1. A：（ ）你在做什么？ B：（ ）我在看球赛。
2. A：你来中国多久了？ B：时间不长，（ ）两个月。
3. 我（ ）想看电视，现在不想了。
4. 我（ ）吃完饭，现在又饿了。
5. 我（ ）没吃饭，现在饿了。
6. （ ）大家听到的是刘欢的新歌。
7. 他（ ）想给女朋友打电话，女朋友就打来了。
8. 我（ ）来北京一个星期就要回国了。