才 cái

talent, ability; just, only

HSK 3 #235

DEFINITIONS

才 cái
  • ability
  • talent
  • sb of a certain type
  • a capable individual
  • only
  • only then
  • just now
  • a moment ago
  • (indicating sth happening later than expected)
  • (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
  • (followed by a numerical clause) only

STROKES

才 stroke order diagram
才 stroke order animation

WORDS

刚才 gāng cái
HSK 3
just now; a moment ago; (just) a moment ago
人才 rén cái
HSK 5
talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
天才 tiān cái
HSK 6
talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
才干 cái gàn
HSK 6
ability; competence
才华 cái huá talent; CL:份[fen4]
才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity
才华横溢 cái huá héng yì brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
多才多艺 duō cái duō yì multi-talented
才智 cái zhì ability and wisdom
口才 kǒu cái eloquence
聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and wisdom
奇才 qí cái genius
奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey
才气 cái qì talent (usually literary or artistic)
江郎才尽 jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom); fig. to have used up one's creative powers; to have writer's block
全才 quán cái all-rounder; versatile
才女 cái nǚ talented girl
才子 cái zǐ gifted scholar
庸才 yōng cái mediocrity
自学成才 zì xué chéng cái a self-made genius
成才 chéng cái to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
鬼才信 guǐ cái xìn who would believe it!; what rubbish!
方才 fāng cái just now; then
人才济济 rén cái jǐ jǐ a galaxy of talent (idiom); a great number of competent people
才学 cái xué talent and learning; scholarship
Previous Next