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，堅強，與“柔”相對：剛強。剛直。剛烈。剛勁(姿態、風格等挺拔有力)。剛健。剛毅。剛決。剛正不阿。剛愎自用。
②恰好，恰巧：剛剛(a。恰好；b。才)。剛好。
③才：剛纔。剛來就走。
④姓氏。

Antonyms: 柔

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 刀

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

Character Formation:

More: 剛* | *剛 | *剛*

1		tā 他 cái 才 gāng gang 剛剛 xǐng lái 醒來。 He just woke up a moment ago
2		zhè jiā 這家 cān tīng 餐廳 gāng 剛 kāi yè 開業。 The restaurant has just opened.
3		tā 他 bù jiǔ qián 不久前 gāng gang 剛剛 bì yè 畢業。 He just graduated not long ago.
4		wǒ 我 gāng gang 剛剛 cóng 從 běi jīng 北京 huí lai 回來。 I just came back from Beijing.
5		tā 他 gāng gang 剛剛 xué huì 學會 le 了 yóu yǒng 游泳。 He just learned how to swim

1		tā 他 cái 才 gāng gang 剛剛 xǐng lái 醒來。 He just woke up a moment ago
2		zhè jiā 這家 cān tīng 餐廳 gāng 剛 kāi yè 開業。 The restaurant has just opened.
3		tā 他 bù jiǔ qián 不久前 gāng gang 剛剛 bì yè 畢業。 He just graduated not long ago.
4		wǒ 我 gāng gang 剛剛 cóng 從 běi jīng 北京 huí lai 回來。 I just came back from Beijing.
5		tā 他 gāng gang 剛剛 xué huì 學會 le 了 yóu yǒng 游泳。 He just learned how to swim