才 cái
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cái
adverb
just now
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '才'; Guoyu '才' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '才' 2, p. 31; Unihan '才'; XHZD '才' 3) -
cái
adverb
not until; only then
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 你去我才去 'I will only go if you go.' (CC-CEDICT '才'; Guoyu '才' adv 2; Sun 2006, loc 2032; XHZD '才' 3) -
cái
noun
ability; talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '才'; Guoyu '才' n 1; Kroll 2015 '才' 1, p. 31; Unihan '才') -
cái
noun
strength; wisdom
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '才' n 2) -
cái
proper noun
Cai
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '才' n 5) -
cái
adverb
merely; barely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '才'; Guoyu '才' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '才' 2, p. 31) -
cái
noun
a person of greast talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '才'; Guoyu '才' n 3; XHZD '才' 2)
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- 辩才(辯才) eloquence
- 才士 a person of literary or artistic talent
- 男才女貌 talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple
- 才兼文武 talent in both military and civil field
- 大才 a person with great talent
- 起贤才(起賢才) to promote worthy and talented people
- 奴才 a slave; a servant ; a flunky ; mediocrity
- 女子无才便是德(女子無才便是德) a woman's virtue is to have no talent
- 多才 multi-talented
- 才识过人(才識過人) an outstanding talent; surpassing insight and acumen
- 大才小用 making little use of great talent; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
- 口才 eloquence
- 才调(才調) talent
- 才略 ability and sagacity
- 身才 stature; build (height and weight); figure
- 捷才 a quick witted person
- 庸才 a mediocre person
- 才怪 it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
- 才智 ability and wisdom
- 社交才能 social accomplishment
- 英才 a talented person
- 天才出自勤奋(天才出自勤奮) genius comes from hard effort
- 不打不成才 spare the rod and spoil the child
- 成才 to make something of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
- 才华出众(才華出眾) outstanding talent; incomparable artistic merit
- 甄才品能 able to discern talent
- 才艺秀(才藝秀) talent show
- 爱才(愛才) to appreciate talent
- 郎才女貌 talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple
- 人才外流 brain drain
- 德薄才疏 scant virtue and lacking ability
- 才轻德薄(才輕德薄) lacking ability and scant virtue
- 才艺技能(才藝技能) talent
- 才艺(才藝) talent
- 趬才 agile
- 偏才 talent in a particular area
- 征才(徵才) to recruit
- 识多才广(識多才廣) knowledgeable and versatile
- 专业人才(專業人才) expert (in a field)
- 才高八斗 of great talent
- 全才 an all-rounder
- 鬼才信 who would believe it!; what rubbish!
- 才气(才氣) talent
- 才外流 brain drain
- 雄才大略 great skill and strategy
- 将才(將才) talented field commander
- 才华横溢(才華橫溢) brimming over with talent; brilliant
- 才分 ability; talent; gift
- 贤才(賢才) a genius; an outstanding person
- 德才兼备(德才兼備) to possess both ability and integrity
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