How to write 才 (cái) in Chinese

才 (pinyin: cái, written "cai" or "cai") means only just (then); not until; talent, ability. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 才.

Meaning

only just (then); not until; talent, ability

Stroke order

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Examples

闹钟响了三次,我才起床。

nào zhōng xiǎng le sān cì, wǒ cái qǐ chuáng.

The alarm rang three times before I got up.

我去年才搬过来。十八楼,你呢?

wǒ qù nián cái bān guò lái. shí bā lóu, nǐ ne?

I moved here just last year. Eighteenth floor, you?

我刚才收到老板发的红包,我应该收吗?

wǒ gāng cái shōu dào lǎo bǎn fā de hóng bāo, wǒ yīng gāi shōu ma?

I just got a red envelope from the boss. Should I accept it?

我下班回到家门口才发现,钥匙忘在办公室了。

wǒ xià bān huí dào jiā mén kǒu cái fā xiàn, yào shi wàng zài bàn gōng shì le.

I only realised when I got to my front door after work: I'd left my keys at the office.

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How to write 才 (cái) in Chinese

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