ChineseSkillDICTIONARY
CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

才

cáiHSK 3

才 (cái) is an HSK 3 Chinese word with 5 definitions and 10 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS5
EXAMPLES10
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adverb 副

  1. Englishjust; only

    • EX
      这孩子今年才三岁。

      The child is only three years old this year.

    • EX
      现在才六点，你怎么起床了？

      It's only six o'clock. Why are you up already?

  2. Englishonly then; only if

    • EX
      妈妈说我做完作业才能出去玩。

      Mom said that I can't go out until I finish my homework.

    • EX
      问过老师以后，我才明白。

      I understood only after asking the teacher.

  3. Englishnot until

    • EX
      他十点才来。

      He didn't come until ten.

    • EX
      她三十岁才开始学中文。

      She didn't start learning Chinese until she was thirty.

2

noun 名

  1. Englishtalent

    • EX
      他不仅有才，而且工作非常认真。

      He is not only talented but also very hardworking.

    • EX
      大家都觉得他是我们班里少有的奇才。

      Everyone thinks he is one of the few exceptionally talented people in our class.

3

adverb 副

  1. Englishused for emphasis

    • EX
      我才不信呢。

      I don't believe that at all.

    • EX
      他才不会生气呢。

      There's no way he'll get angry.