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No. 4,055 in Chinese

刚才

"刚才" means "just now" or "a moment ago."

In a sentence

  • 刚才我去图书馆借了一本书。

    Just now, I went to the library to borrow a book.

    在这句话中,“刚才”表示不久前的时间范围,并指代刚发生的过去的动作。

  • 老师刚才说了今天的课程安排。

    The teacher explained today's course schedule just now.

    这里,“刚才”用来指代一段最近过去的事件或讨论内容。

  • 你刚才有没有听到外面的铃声?

    Did you just hear the bell sound outside?

    “刚才”在这句话中用于询问过去短时间内发生的某一事件。

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