English–Chinese
“just” in Chinese
How to say “just” in Chinese
“Just” in Chinese is 刚 (gāng).
A point in time that has barely passed.
Example sentences with 刚
我们刚开始上课。wǒ men gāng kāi shǐ shàng kè
We just started class.
Tips for using 刚
- English uses just for recent time, limitation, and emphasis, but this adverb mainly marks recent time and usually appears before the verb.
Other Chinese words for “just”
现在刚好八点，我们可以走了。xiàn zài gāng hǎo bā diǎn wǒ men ké yǐ zǒu le
It is just eight o'clock now, so we can leave.
他无非是想帮忙。tā wú fēi shì xiǎng bāng máng
He just wants to help.
仅剩下两张票。jǐn shèng xià liǎng zhāng piào
Just two tickets are left.
我仅仅想帮你。wǒ jín jǐn xiǎng bāng nǐ
I just want to help you.
我只是想睡觉。wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng shuì jiào
I just want to sleep.
你只管把东西放在那里就行。nǐ zhí guǎn bǎ dōng xī fàng zài nà lǐ jiù xíng
You just need to put the stuff there.
我恰好有空，可以帮你。wǒ qià hǎo yǒu kòng ké yǐ bāng nǐ
I just happen to have time, so I can help you.
纯粹是为了好玩，他才这么做。chún cuì shì wèi le hǎo wán tā cái zhè me zuò
He did it just for fun.
我只不过提醒你一下。wǒ zhǐ bú guò tí xǐng nǐ yí xià
I am just reminding you.