刚

• 拼音: gāng
• 汉字拆解: 刚 = 冈 (gāng, ridge, phonetic) + 刂 (knife radical)

含义

Just; just now. Indicates an action has only recently occurred.

A very common time adverb placed before the verb. Often used with 了 or combined as 刚刚 for emphasis. Essential for expressing recent past actions.

例句

1. 我刚到家，你呢？
2. 她刚吃完饭就出去了。
3. 这本书我刚买的。

用法指南

语境: everyday conversation, narration, time expressions

语气: conversational

正确说法

• 我刚回来。(I just got back.)
• 他刚走。(He just left.)

错误说法

• 不要说'我刚会来' — 刚 describes past actions that just happened, not future plans. For 'about to,' use 快要 or 就要.

起源与历史

Originally meant 'hard, strong, firm' (as in 刚强). The temporal meaning 'just now' developed as an extension of the sense of immediacy.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal