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才

cái

ability; talent

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Meanings of 才 in English

cáiHSK 3adverbSyllabus #544
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
  7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
  8. (variant of 才[cai2]) just now
cáiHSK 5nounSyllabus #2083
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
  7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
  8. (variant of 才[cai2]) just now

Example sentences

  1. 我父親昨晚很晚才回家。
    wǒ fù qīn zuó wǎn hěn wǎn cái huí jiā。
    My father got home late last night.
    Tatoeba #894348 by Martha · #319150 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 你才是自己命运的主人。
    nǐ cái shì zì jǐ mìng yùn de zhǔ rén。
    You're the master of your own destiny.
    Tatoeba #1992648 by sadhen · #8983794 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 谁才是我真正的父母？
    shuí cái shì wǒ zhēn zhèng de fù mǔ？
    Who are my real parents?
    Tatoeba #10054248 by slo_oth · #6042745 by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 才

刚才HSK 3人才HSK 5才华HSK 6才能HSK 6天才HSK 6多才多艺HSK 6才干HSK 7–9成才HSK 7–9口才HSK 7–9德才兼备HSK 7–9

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