No. 2,368 in Chinese
刚刚
"刚刚" means "just now" or "a moment ago."
In a sentence
我刚刚吃完晚饭。
I just finished dinner.
In this sentence, '刚刚' indicates a recent completion of the action of eating dinner.
会议刚刚开始，请大家注意不要迟到。
The meeting just started, please be careful not to be late.
Here, '刚刚' signifies the recent commencement of the event, the meeting.
刚刚他给我打了一个电话。
He just gave me a call.
In this sentence, '刚刚' describes the time of the call being very recent.
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