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刚
gāng
Main
English Definitionhard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
Simplified Script刚
Traditional Script剛
Pinyingāng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gong1
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3

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刚刚gānggangjust recently; just a moment ago
刚才gāngcáijust now; a moment ago
刚好gānghǎojust; exactly; to happen to be
刚强gāngqiángfirm; unyielding
刚才gāngcáivariant of 剛才
Words With Same Tail Word    
金刚jīngāngdiamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography); King Kong
冯小刚féng xiǎo gāngFeng Xiaogang
阳刚yánggāngmanly; masculine
血气方刚xuèqì fānggāngfull of sap (idiom); young and vigorous
以柔克刚yǐ róu kè gāngto use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
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