# 才 (cái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 才 (cái) means “only then; just now”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: only then; just now
- Pinyin: cái (cai2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 他到半夜才去睡觉。
  Tā dào bànyè cái qù shuìjiào.
  He didn't go to sleep until midnight.

https://hanziro.com/word/cai-only-then/

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