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Information of 才

Pinyin cái

Radical

扌

Strokes

3 strokes

Usage

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Definition

ability / talent / endowment / gift / an expert / only (then) / only if / just, just / not until

才 [cái] 1. Ability. 能力。 2. Referring to a certain kind of person in terms of talent. 从才能方面指某类人。 3. Adverb. ① Just begun; only. 方，始。 ② Merely. 仅仅。 1. Ability: extremely capable. 能力：～能。口～。这人很有～干。 2. Referring to a certain kind of person in terms of talent: capable person. 从才能方面指某类人：干（gàn）～。奇～。奴～。蠢～。 3. Adverb: a. Just arrived yesterday. 昨天～来。 b. Now I only realize this principle. 现在～懂得这个道理。 c. Only used two dollars. 仅仅～用了两元。 d. Came for only ten days. 来了～十天。 Character Origin: The original meaning relates to the sprouting of plants. 【本义】:草木初生【造字法】:象形。甲骨文字形，上面一横表示土地，下面象草木的茎(嫩芽)刚刚出土，其枝叶尚未出土的样子。 1. Same original meaning ([En.] (plant) newborn) 同本义 ([En.] (plant) newborn) 2. Talented; capable ([En.] talented) 有才能;有本领 ([En.] talented) Talent [cái] 1. Ability ([En.] ability) 才力;才能 ([En.] ability) 2. Talented person, usually written as "材" ([En.] talent) 人才。常写作“材” ([En.] talent) 3. Special endowed talent ([En.] gift) 天赋的特殊才能 ([En.] gift) 4. Referring to a certain kind of person in terms of capability, personality, or character ([En.] person in regard to capability, personality, character) 从才能方面指某类人 ([En.] person in regard to capability, personality, character) 5. Meaning similar to "材"; aptitude. 通“材”。材资;本能 ([En.] aptitude) 6. A surname. 姓才 [cái] 1. Just ([En.] just) 刚刚 ([En.] just) 2. So late ([En.] so late) - frequently preceded by a question word asking for reason. 这样迟，这么迟 ([En.] so late)——前面有问原因的疑问词语。 3. Only; merely; indicates a small quantity or low degree. 仅，只 ([En.] only)——表示数量少，程度低。 4. Indicates that something can only happen under specific conditions or for certain reasons or purposes. 表示只有在某种条件下或由于某种原因、目的而能怎么样。 5. Emphasizes certainty. 强调确定语气 ([En.] indeed) 6. Emphasizes a high degree in conjunction with adjectives. 才+形+呢。主要强调程度高。 7. Indicates the exclusive right to something. 才+([En.] 是)…。含有“别的不是”的意味。 8. In declarative sentences with negation, it is rarely used. 才([En.] +不)+动+呢。肯定句少用。

多吉才让 duō jí cái ràng

Dorjean

奇才 qí cái

genius

奴才 nú cai

slave / fig. flunkey

庸才 yōng cái

mediocrity

才刚 cái gāng

Just just

怜才 lián cái

have sympathy for talented persons

方才 fāng cái

just now / then

适才 shì cái

just now / a moment ago

才能 cái néng

talent / ability / capacity

聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

天才 tiān cái

talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted

秀才 xiù cai

a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent

口才 kǒu cái

eloquence

才子 cái zǐ

gifted scholar

才干 cái gàn

ability / competence

成才 chéng cái

to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect

文才 wén cái

literary talent / aptitude for writing

才识 cái shí

ability and insight

将才 jiàng cái

talented field commander (military)

才艺 cái yì

talent

德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi

having both integrity and talent (idiom)

栋梁之才 dòng liáng zhī cái

a man of tremendous promise / the pillars of society / the mainstay of a cause

恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù

to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)

刚才 gāng cái

(just) a moment ago

才华横溢 cái huá héng yì

brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant

才气横溢 cái qì héng yì

brim with talent / be overflown with animation / have superb talent / scintillating with wit

张佑才 zhāng yòu cái

Zhang Youcai

人才 rén cái

talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks

蠢才 chǔn cái

variant of 蠢材[chun3 cai2]

才貌 cái mào

talent and appearance