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

WORDS

què cái just now
què cái just now
duō cái multi-talented; many-sided skills
多藝 duō cái duō yì multi-talented
小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng lit. making little use of great talent; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
天妒英 tiān dù yīng cái heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with; those whom the Gods love die young
出自勤奋 tiān cái chū zì qín fèn genius comes from hard effort; Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration (Thomas Edison)
出自勤奮 tiān cái chū zì qín fèn genius comes from hard effort; Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration (Thomas Edison)
女子无便是德 nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
女子無便是德 nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
jiàng cái talented field commander (military)
jiàng cái talented field commander (military)
专业人 zhuān yè rén cái expert (in a field)
專業人 zhuān yè rén cái expert (in a field)
gàn cái ability; capable
zhēng cái to recruit
zhēng cái to recruit
dé cái ethics and ability; virtuous and talented
兼备 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom)
兼備 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom)
傲物 shì cái ào wù to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
ài cái to admire talented people; to value talent
ài cái to admire talented people; to value talent
怀不遇 huái cái bù yù to have talent but no opportunity (idiom); to be an unrecognized talent
不遇 huái cái bù yù to have talent but no opportunity (idiom); to be an unrecognized talent