刚刚

gāng gang

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adverb Very common

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Definitions

1. just recently
2. just a moment ago

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 刚好 gāng hǎo 刚好 gāng hǎo just Just in time or exactly right; shares the meaning of 'just'.: just

Synonyms

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• 刚 gāng 刚 gāng hard Indicating something happened only a short time ago.: hard
• 刚才 gāng cái 刚才 gāng cái just now Referring to a moment ago, but can also be used as a noun.: just now

Usage notes

Collocations

刚刚 commonly collocates with 好 (刚刚好) to mean 'just right'.

Common mistakes

刚刚 must be used for events in the immediate past, not for events long ago; learners often overuse it for distant past.

Example Sentences

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我 刚刚 开通了手机银行的短信提醒服务。

I just activated the SMS alert service for mobile banking.

我 刚刚 到家。

I just got home.

我 刚刚 吃完。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1878330)

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Child Words of 刚刚

• 刚 刚 gāng: hard