Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese
Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about how to use “ba 吧” to make Chinese
sentences. Today, we will talk about how to use “cái才” and “jiù 就” to make Chinese
sentences?.
“cái才” and “jiù
就” are both adverbs
used to describe a verb or an action.
1. cái
才 (not until; as late as)
to express when something happened
later than expected.
Subject + Time + 才(cái) + Verb
tā zuó tiān wǎn shàng 12 diǎn zhōng
cái huí lái.
他 昨 天 晚 上 12 点 钟 才 回 来。
(Last night he didn’t come home until 12
o’clock.)
wǒ men bā diǎn shàng kè, kě shì tā bā
diǎn bàn cái lái.
我 们 八 点 上 课, 可 是 他 八 点 半 才 来。
(We start class at eight o’clock, but
he didn’t come until eight half.)
jiù
就 (already, as early
as)
is used to express when something
happened earlier than expected.
Subject + Time + 就(jiù)+ Verb + 了(le)
tā zuó tiān wǎn shàng 7 diǎn zhōng jiù
huí lái le.
他 昨 天 晚 上 7 点 钟 就 回 来 了。
(Last night he came home at 7
o’clock.)
wǒ de mèi mei shí wǔ suì jiù shàng dà
xué le.
我 的 妹 妹 十 五 岁 就 上 大 学 了。
(My younger sister went to college
when she was only fifteen.)
2. 才(cái) is used to express something happened just
recently or just a moment ago.
tā cái lái.
他 才 来。(He has just arrived.)
就(jiù) is used to
express something happens just a moment.
wǒ zuò wán gōng zuò jiù lái.
我 做 完 工 作 就 来。
(I’ll come when I finish my work.)
3. 才(cái) is used to
express only, just
wǒ zǒng gòng cái mǎi le 3 jiàn yī fú.
我 总 共 才 买 了 3 件 衣服。
(I only bought 3 dresses.)
就(jiù) is used to
express only.
zhè jiàn shì jiù nǐ zhī dào.
这 件 事 就 你 知 道。
(Only you know about this.)
4. 才(cái) can be used
with 就 (jiù) in the
sentence. 才cái (just, only) is
placed before time and means “it’s early”.
Time + 才(cái) + Time +
Subject + 就(jiù) + Verb +了(le)
xiàn zài
cái 6 diǎn, nǐ jiù kē shuì le?
现 在 才 6 点，你 就 瞌 睡 了？
(It’s only
6pm now, you are already sleepy.)
Ok, that is all for today.
xiè xiè!
谢 谢 ! (Thanks!)
xià cì jiàn
下 次 见! (See you next time!)
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