ID: |
411 |
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HSK: |
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format: |
才 ( + Verb) + Measure Word + Noun |
example: |
我 买 了 这么 多 东西,才 花 了 五 百 块 。 |
details: |
才 means "only" in the sense of a small quantity. |
exception: |
才 goes before the verb, and not the "small quantity" that follows it. |
keyword: |
才+ [Measure Word] |
class: |
undefined,d,n |
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theme: |
Both 才 (cái) and 就 (jiù) are adverbs that have to do with expressing time, and they are both placed before verbs. However, they typically have opposite effects on the tone of the sentence, with 才 (cái) implying a sense of lateness, and 就 (jiù) imparting a sense of earliness. |
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