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刚才 (a moment ago)
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A missed call
- You come back from the shower and see your roommate pointing at your phone.
- just now刚才someone有人to / for / give给you你to make a telephone call打电话(completed / change)了。 — "Someone called you a moment ago."
just now刚才 is a time word
- just now刚才 = "just now, a moment ago". Like yesterday昨天 or today今天, it can stand before or after the subject.
- just now刚才I我(ongoing)在take a shower洗澡 / I我just now刚才(ongoing)在take a shower洗澡 — "I was in the shower just now."
I我just now刚才(ongoing)在take a shower洗澡。
Complete: “It was raining just now; now it has stopped.” ____在下雨，现在停了。
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刚才 is a time word that can start the sentence.
Actions, states and the negative
- Action: you你just now刚才go去where哪儿(completed / change)了？ — "Where did you go just now?"
- State or negative: just now刚才degree / adjective linker很quiet安静 — "It was quiet a moment ago." just now刚才I我not / haven't没to hear听见 — "I didn't hear just now."
you你just now刚才go去where哪儿了？
Build: “Where did you go just now?”
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Subject + 刚才 + verb phrase.
just now刚才 is only minutes ago
- Use just now刚才 for a moment ago in the same situation; for "recently" over days, use recently最近 or just刚.
- just now刚才 can go first in the sentence; just刚 cannot: just now刚才he他to come来(completed / change)了 ✓, just刚he他to come来(completed / change)了 ✗.
Which sentence is correct?
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刚才 can describe a state a moment ago; 刚 cannot go before an adjective.
刚才 is a good choice for “I moved house recently.”
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刚才 is only a moment ago; recently is 最近 (or 刚搬家).
just now刚才 versus just刚
- just刚 is an adverb before the verb: he他just刚leave走 — "He has just left."
- just now刚才 is a time word: he他just now刚才leave走(completed / change)了 — "He left a moment ago." Both are common; only just now刚才 works with adjectives and not / haven't没.
he他just刚leave走。
Recap
- just now刚才 = a moment ago; a time word that can start the sentence.
- It works with actions, adjectives and not / haven't没. just刚 is the adverb "just" before a verb.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Nouns.
You come back from the shower and see your roommate pointing at your phone. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.