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gāng

刚gānggāng
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Usages of gāng

我wǒ　刚gāng　回来huílái，　她tā　也yě　刚gāng　回huí　家jiā。wǒ gāng huílái, tā yě gāng huí jiā.
I just came back; she just went home.
她tā　刚gāng　下班xiàbān，　就jiù　又yòu　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ　了le。tā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.
She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.
我wǒ　刚gāng　给gěi　妈妈māma　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
I just called my mom.
我wǒ　刚gāng　在zài　外面wàimiàn　看见kànjiàn　她tā　了le。wǒ gāng zài wàimiàn kànjiàn tā le.
I just saw her outside.
刚Gāng　来lái　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　不bú　太tài　适应shìyìng　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。Gāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.

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