刚

gāng guò jiǔ diǎn

刚过九点。

It's just past nine o'clock.

tā gāng jìn mén diàn huà jiù xiǎng le

他刚进门电话就响了。

He had barely come in when the telephone rang.

nà shí mèi mei gāng xué huì zǒu lù

那时妹妹刚学会走路。

At that time, my younger sister had just learned to walk.

gāng gāng lí kāi zhè

刚刚离开这

has just left here

tā xìng qíng tài gāng

他性情太刚。

He has a very strong character.

tā de wǔ dǎo róu zhōng yǒu gāng

她的舞蹈柔中有刚。

There is strength as well as grace in her dancing.

tā hé tā fù qīn yī yàng dōu shì xìng zi gāng

他和他父亲一样都是性子刚。

He is as strong-willed as his father.

gāng qiáng

刚强

unyielding

zhè shuāng xié dà xiǎo gāng gāng hé shì

这双鞋大小刚刚合适。

This pair of shoes is just the right size.

wǒ zhè yuè de qián gāng gòu huā

我这月的钱刚够花。

I have barely enough money to last this month.

wǒ huí dào jiā gāng gǎn shàng chī wǎn fàn

我回到家刚赶上吃晚饭。

I got home just in time for supper.

nà ge bāo gāng shí gōng jīn bù yòng fù chāo zhòng fèi

那个包刚十公斤，不用付超重费。

The bag was just ten kilos and avoided the overweight charge.

zhè tiáo qún zi gāng guò xī gài

这条裙子刚过膝盖。

The skirt comes just below my knees.

tā jiǎng huà shēng yīn hěn xiǎo wǒ gāng néng tīng jiàn

他讲话声音很小，我刚能听见。

He spoke so quietly that I could just hear him.

wǒ ér zi gāng shí bā suì

我儿子刚十八岁。

My son is just eighteen.

wǒ jiā rù bā lù jūn shí gāng gēn qiāng yī bān gāo

我加入八路军时，刚跟枪一般高。

When I joined the Eighth Route Army, I was barely the height of a rifle.