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(Trad.: 纔)
Pinyin: cái
English Definition: ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; a moment ago; just now; (indicating sth happening later than expected); (after a condition or reason) then and only then; (before an expression of quantity) only
Chinese Definition:
①才力;才能。[例]任人之才。——《淮南子·主术》。[例]虽才高于世,而无骄尚之情。——《后汉书·张衡传》。[例]况刘豫州王室之胄,英才盖世。——《资治通鉴》。[合]才伐(才力门望);才格(才能。一说指才能高低的程度);才望(才能与名望);才理(才力和思路);才笔(写作的才华);才义(才思和义理)。
②人才。常写作“材”。[例]乐里多才。——《列子·仲尼》。[例]举贤才。——《论语》。[例]救时应仗出群才。——清·秋瑾《黄海舟中》。[合]唯才是举;干才;广开才路;栋梁之才;廊庙之才。
③天赋的特殊才能。[合]诗才;才调(才情风格)。
④从才能方面指某类人。[例]夫管子,天下之才也。——《国语·齐语》。
⑤又如∶奴才;蠢才;天才;人才。
⑥通“材”。材资;本能。[例]非天之降才尔殊也。——《孟子·告子上》。[例]才能不及中人。——《史记·李将军列传》。[例]西门豹治邺,民不敢欺,三子之才能,谁最贤哉?——《史记·滑稽列传》。[例]五才之用,无或可废。——《后汉书·马融传》。[例]木有用叫做“材”,物有用叫做“财”,人有用叫做“才”。故“材”、“财”、“才”三字同源。——王力《同源字典》。[例]当今乏才,以尔为柱石之用,莫倾人栋梁。——《世说新语·规箴》。
⑦姓氏。
Total strokes: 3; Radical:
Ideographic: A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent
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Example Words
人才 rén cái talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity
刚才 gāng cái just now; a moment ago
刚才 gāng cái (just) a moment ago
方才 fāng cái just now; then
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Example Sentences
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Xiao Ming is only 16 years old
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He just woke up a moment ago
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He only went there for one day
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I have just begun learning Chinese
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He slept for a long time before he got up.