Chinese Word: 剛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

剛 (Simplified: 刚)HSK 4

Pinyin: gāng

English Definition: hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

Chinese Definition:
①硬，坚强，与“柔”相对：刚强。刚直。刚烈。刚劲(姿态、风格等挺拔有力)。刚健。刚毅。刚决。刚正不阿。刚愎自用。
②恰好，恰巧：刚刚(a。恰好；b。才)。刚好。
③才：刚才。刚来就走。
④姓氏。

Antonyms: 柔

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:岡 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

1		tā 他 cái 才 gāng gang 刚刚 xǐng lái 醒来。 He just woke up a moment ago
2		zhè jiā 这家 cān tīng 餐厅 gāng 刚 kāi yè 开业。 The restaurant has just opened.
3		tā 他 bù jiǔ qián 不久前 gāng gang 刚刚 bì yè 毕业。 He just graduated not long ago.
4		wǒ 我 gāng gang 刚刚 cóng 从 běi jīng 北京 huí lai 回来。 I just came back from Beijing.
5		tā 他 gāng gang 刚刚 xué huì 学会 le 了 yóu yǒng 游泳。 He just learned how to swim

1		tā 他 cái 才 gāng gang 刚刚 xǐng lái 醒来。 He just woke up a moment ago
2		zhè jiā 这家 cān tīng 餐厅 gāng 刚 kāi yè 开业。 The restaurant has just opened.
3		tā 他 bù jiǔ qián 不久前 gāng gang 刚刚 bì yè 毕业。 He just graduated not long ago.
4		wǒ 我 gāng gang 刚刚 cóng 从 běi jīng 北京 huí lai 回来。 I just came back from Beijing.
5		tā 他 gāng gang 刚刚 xué huì 学会 le 了 yóu yǒng 游泳。 He just learned how to swim