才 cái
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adverb
just now
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time 时间
Notes: (Unihan '才'; XHZD '才' 3) -
adverb
not until / only then
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Ability 能力
Notes: For example, 你去我才去 'I will only go if you go.' (Sun 2006, loc 2032; XHZD '才' 3) -
noun
ability / talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '才') -
noun
ability / talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '才' 1) -
noun
a person of greast talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '才' 2)
Contained in
- 才能 talent / ability / capability
- 德才兼备(德才兼備) to possess both ability and integrity
- 人才 a talented person ; talent
- 辩才(辯才) eloquence
- 才华(才華) talent
- 甄别人才(甄別人才) able to discern talent
- 刚才(剛才) a moment ago ; (just) a moment ago
- 天才 talent / gift / a genius
- 才干(才幹) ability / competence
- 才智 ability and wisdom
- 多才多艺(多才多藝) multi-talented
- 才貌双全(才貌雙全) talented and good-looking
- 口才 eloquence
- 全才 an all-rounder
- 方才 just now
- 博学多才(博學多才) erudite and multi-talented / versatile and able
- 才艺(才藝) talent
- 才俊 outstanding talent / outstanding ability
- 才隽(才雋) outstanding talent / outstanding ability
- 才思 imaginative power / creativeness
- 适才(適才) just now / a moment ago
- 聪明才智(聰明才智) intelligence and wisdom
- 专业人才(專業人才) expert (in a field)
- 才华横溢(才華橫溢) brimming over with talent / brilliant
- 人才济济(人才濟濟) a galaxy of talent / a great number of competent people
- 才华出众(才華出眾) outstanding talent / incomparable artistic merit
- 辩才无碍(辯才無礙) able to speak eloquently ; able to distinguish subtle points in Buddhist teachings
- 才华盖世(才華蓋世) peerless talent / incomparable artistic merit
- 人才外流 brain drain
- 人才流失 brain drain / outflow of talent
- 才识(才識) ability and insight
- 真才实学(真才實學) true ability and real learning
- 才士 a person of literary or artistic talent
- 不才 untalented
- 爱才(愛才) to appreciate talent
- 大才 a person with great talent
- 秀才 a talented person ; a person who has passed the imperial exams at the county level ; a scholar
- 美才 a talented person
- 量才录用(量才錄用) judge ability and use a person accordingly
- 奴才 a slave / a servant ; a flunky ; mediocrity
Also contained in
辩才天 、 大辩才天女 、 才子佳人 、 三才 、 文才 、 迦才 、 才良 、 给人利用才有价值 、 给人利用才能成功 、 上封本才 、 佛心本才
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