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cái
ability, talent, gift; just, only
💡 Ideographic:
A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent
HSK 3
3 strokes
Very Common (2%)
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Words Using 才 (101)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
才
↗
cái
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / only / only then / just now
3
cái
才
↗
HSK 3
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / only / only then / just now
才
↗
cái
a moment ago / just now / (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until / (followed by a numerical clause) only
3
cái
才
↗
HSK 3
a moment ago / just now / (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until / (followed by a numerical clause) only
刚才
↗
gāngcái
(just) a moment ago
3
gāngcái
刚才
↗
HSK 3
(just) a moment ago
刚才
↗
gāngcái
just now / a moment ago
3
gāngcái
刚才
↗
HSK 3
just now / a moment ago
人才
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réncái
talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks
5
réncái
人才
↗
HSK 5
talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks
天才
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tiāncái
talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted
6
tiāncái
天才
↗
HSK 6
talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted
才干
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cáigàn
ability / competence
6
cáigàn
才干
↗
HSK 6
ability / competence
才能
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cáinéng
talent / ability / capacity
cáinéng
才能
↗
talent / ability / capacity
才怪
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cáiguài
it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
cáiguài
才怪
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it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
才智
↗
cáizhì
ability and wisdom
cáizhì
才智
↗
ability and wisdom