cái

not until

Usages of cái

• 她tā 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 下班xiàbān。: She doesn’t get off work until the afternoon.
• 今天jīntiān 中午zhōngwǔ 以后yǐhòu 我wǒ 才cái 有yǒu 时间shíjiān。: I only have time after noon today.
• 他tā 晚上wǎnshang 很hěn 晚wǎn 才cái 睡觉shuìjiào。: He goes to sleep very late at night.
• 我wǒ 早上zǎoshang 很hěn 早zǎo 起床qǐchuáng， 中午zhōngwǔ 以后yǐhòu 才cái 喝hē 茶chá。: I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.
• 他tā 很hěn 认真rènzhēn 地de 学习xuéxí， 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 喝hē 茶chá。: He studies very seriously; he only drinks tea in the afternoon.
• 我们wǒmen 今天jīntiān 很hěn 晚wǎn 才cái 回huí 家jiā。: We didn’t go home until very late today.
• 我们wǒmen 一直yìzhí 在zài 学习xuéxí， 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 吃chī 午饭wǔfàn。: We were studying the whole time and only ate lunch in the afternoon.
• 我们wǒmen 今天jīntiān 很hěn 晚wǎn 才cái 做完zuòwán 工作gōngzuò。: We didn’t finish the work until very late today.
• 我wǒ 走过zǒuguò 很多hěnduō 条tiáo 马路mǎlù， 才cái 到dào 公园gōngyuán。: I had to walk across many streets before getting to the park.
• 今天jīntiān 上午shàngwǔ 我wǒ 在zài 公司gōngsī 开会kāihuì， 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 有空yǒukòng。: This morning I had a meeting at the company; I only have free time in the afternoon.
• 他tā 饿è 了le 很hěn 久jiǔ 以后yǐhòu 才cái 吃chī 晚饭wǎnfàn， 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 能néng 吃chī 下去xiàqu 很hěn 多duō 东西dōngxi。: He didn’t eat dinner until he’d been hungry for a long time, and said he could eat a lot.
• 早上zǎoshang 我wǒ 的de 闹钟nàozhōng 六点半liùdiǎnbàn 就jiù 响xiǎng 了le， 可是kěshì 我wǒ 七点qīdiǎn 才cái 醒xǐng。: My alarm clock went off at six-thirty in the morning, but I didn’t wake up until seven.

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