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刚刚 (gāng gāng) — how to say "just now" in Chinese
刚刚
Just now
time adverb
How to use it
Goes after the subject, before the verb.
我刚刚到家。
wǒ gāng gāng dào jiā
I just got home.
Character composition
刚
just
刚
just
Radicals / Keys
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
刚刚到家
gānggāng dào jiā
just arrived home
刚刚下课
gānggāng xiàkè
just finished class
Examples
我刚刚吃完饭，现在很饱。
I just finished eating, now I'm very full.
他刚刚来。
He just came.
Mnemonic
[gāng gāng-] Gang the kitten climbed out of his box twice in a row: once out, once back, then out again. "I 刚刚 woke up, give me a minute!" he meowed. His owner had just poured the milk, and Gang was already asleep again. 🐱🥛
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Frequently asked questions
How to say just now in Mandarin?
"just now" in Chinese is 刚刚 (gāng gāng).
刚刚 meaning in English
刚刚 (gāng gāng) means "Just now".
Just now in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced gāng gāng (written as gang gang, ganggang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "just now" in Chinese characters?
It is written 刚刚: 刚 has 6 strokes, 刚 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 刚刚?
刚刚 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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