﻿{"id":10191,"date":"2019-04-30T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=10191"},"modified":"2019-05-08T10:32:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T02:32:31","slug":"comparing-gang-and-gang-cai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/comparing-gang-and-gang-cai\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing \u521a (g\u0101ng) \u521a\u521a (g\u0101ng gang) and \u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It will only take [est_time] to read this post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gang\/5709\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng), <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ganggang\/917\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng gang) and <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gangcai\/788\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u624d<\/a> (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) can all be used to express: \u2018something just happened\u2019 and can be used in a similar way to \u2018just\u2019 in English. However, there are slight differences between <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gang\/5709\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng), <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ganggang\/917\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng gang) and <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gangcai\/788\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u624d<\/a> (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) and should be used in different circumstances. Keep reading to learn how to use <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gang\/5709\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng), <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ganggang\/917\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng gang) and <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gangcai\/788\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u624d<\/a> (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gang\/5709\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u521a<\/strong><\/a><strong> (g\u0101ng) and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gangcai\/788\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u521a\u624d<\/strong><\/a><strong> (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Different Word Classes\u2019<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a (g\u0101ng) is an adverb and is placed after the subject and before the verb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E5%8E%BB%E5%90%83%E5%8D%88%E9%A5%AD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u53bb\u5403\u5348\u996d<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng q\u00f9 ch\u012b w\u01d4 f\u00e0n) He just went for lunch.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-different-word-class.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-different-word-class.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-different-word-class.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-different-word-class.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-different-word-class.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-different-word-class.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) is a time noun and can be used before or after the subject. It can also be used as the subject in a sentence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D%E4%BB%96%E5%8E%BB%E5%90%83%E5%8D%88%E9%A5%AD%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u624d\u4ed6\u53bb\u5403\u5348\u996d\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(g\u0101ng c\u00e1i t\u0101 q\u00f9 ch\u012b w\u01d4 f\u00e0n le) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D%E5%8E%BB%E5%90%83%E5%8D%88%E9%A5%AD%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u624d\u53bb\u5403\u5348\u996d\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng c\u00e1i q\u00f9 ch\u012b w\u01d4 f\u00e0n le) He went for lunch just a moment ago.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D%E6%AF%94%E7%8E%B0%E5%9C%A8%E5%87%89%E5%BF%AB&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u624d\u6bd4\u73b0\u5728\u51c9\u5feb<\/a>\u3002(g\u0101ng c\u00e1i b\u01d0 xi\u00e0n z\u00e0i li\u00e1ng kuai) It\u2019s cooler now than just a moment ago. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time-noun.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time-noun.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time-noun.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time-noun.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time-noun.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time-noun.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Different time points\u2019<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) usually refers to a time between half an hour and \u73b0\u5728 (xi\u00e0n z\u00e0i) \u2018now\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D%E7%9D%A1%E7%9D%80%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u624d\u7761\u7740\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng c\u00e1i shu\u00ec zh\u00e1o le) He just fell asleep.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-time.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a (g\u0101ng) can be used to not only express a short time, such as 10 minutes ago but also for things that happened many years ago. This depends on the speakers\u2018 subjective feeling, similarly to \u5f88\u4e45 (h\u00e9n ji\u01d4) &nbsp;\u2018a long time ago\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E7%9D%A1%E7%9D%80&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u7761\u7740<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng shu\u00ec zh\u00e1o) He just fell asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E4%B8%A4%E4%B8%AA%E6%9C%88&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u7ed3\u5a5a\u4e24\u4e2a\u6708<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng ji\u00e9 h\u016bn li\u01ceng g\u00e8 yu\u00e8) He just got married two months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-short-time-1.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-short-time-1.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-short-time-1.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-short-time-1.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-short-time-1.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-short-time-1.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E6%AF%95%E4%B8%9A%E4%B8%80%E5%B9%B4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u6bd5\u4e1a\u4e00\u5e74<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng b\u00ec y\u00e8 y\u012b ni\u00e1n) He just graduated one year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Different focus\u2019<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sentences that include \u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) always emphasizes what happened (what has been done).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D%E7%9C%8B%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E9%9B%86%20%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E5%A4%A7%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u521a\u624d\u770b\u4e86\u4e00\u96c6\u300a\u751f\u6d3b\u5927\u7206\u70b8\u300b<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 g\u0101ng c\u00e1i k\u00e0n le y\u012b j\u00ed sh\u0113ng hu\u00f3 d\u00e0 b\u00e0o zh\u00e0) I just watched an episode of <em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-emphasizes.png?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-emphasizes.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-emphasizes.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-emphasizes.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-emphasizes.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-cai-emphasizes.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Sentences using \u521a (g\u0101ng) always emphasizes the time point (for something that just happened).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E7%9C%8B%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E9%9B%86%E3%80%8A%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E5%A4%A7%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8%E3%80%8B%EF%BC%8C%E5%A6%88%E5%A6%88%E5%B0%B1%E5%82%AC%E6%88%91%E5%8E%BB%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u521a\u770b\u4e86\u4e00\u96c6\u300a\u751f\u6d3b\u5927\u7206\u70b8\u300b\uff0c\u5988\u5988\u5c31\u50ac\u6211\u53bb\u7761\u89c9<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 g\u0101ng k\u00e0n le y\u012b j\u00ed sh\u0113ng hu\u00f3 d\u00e0 b\u00e0o zh\u00e0, m\u0101 ma ji\u00f9 cu\u012b w\u01d2 q\u00f9 shu\u00ec ji\u00e0o) I had just finished an episode of <em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>, and my mom hurried me to bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Different negative forms\u2019<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) and \u521a (g\u0101ng) are negated in different ways. \u521a\u624d uses either \u6ca1 or \u4e0d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t\u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) + \u6ca1 (m\u00e9i) \/ \u4e0d (b\u00f9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%AF%B9%E4%B8%8D%E8%B5%B7%EF%BC%8C%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D%E6%B2%A1%E7%9C%8B%E8%A7%81%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E4%BF%A1%E6%81%AF&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u6211\u521a\u624d\u6ca1\u770b\u89c1\u4f60\u7684\u4fe1\u606f<\/a>\u3002(du\u00ec bu q\u01d0, w\u01d2 g\u0101ng c\u00e1i m\u00e9i k\u00e0n ji\u00e0n n\u01d0 de x\u00ecn x\u012b) Sorry, I didn\u2019t see your message just now.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/negating-gang-with-mei.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/negating-gang-with-mei.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/negating-gang-with-mei.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/negating-gang-with-mei.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/negating-gang-with-mei.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/negating-gang-with-mei.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\t\u4e0d\u662f (b\u00fa sh\u00ec) + \u521a (g\u0101ng)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E5%88%9A%E5%88%B0%EF%BC%8C%E6%88%91%E5%88%B0%E4%BA%86%E5%BE%88%E4%B9%85%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u4e0d\u662f\u521a\u5230\uff0c\u6211\u5230\u4e86\u5f88\u4e45\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 b\u00fa sh\u00ec g\u0101ng d\u00e0o, w\u01d2 d\u00e0o le h\u011bn ji\u01d4 le) I didn\u2019t just get here, I arrived a long time ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gang\/5709\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u521a<\/strong><\/a><strong> (g\u0101ng) has Fixed Patterns:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a\uff08\u4e00\uff09\u2026\u2026\u5c31\u2026\u2026 (g\u0101ng (y\u012b)&#8230;ji\u00f9\u2026)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%88%9A%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B%E8%AF%BE%EF%BC%8C%E5%B0%B1%E5%BC%80%E5%A7%8B%E7%8E%A9%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8F&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u4ed6\u521a\u4e00\u4e0b\u8bfe\uff0c\u5c31\u5f00\u59cb\u73a9\u6e38\u620f<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 g\u0101ng y\u012b xi\u00e0 k\u00e8, ji\u00f9 k\u0101i sh\u01d0 w\u00e1n y\u00f3u x\u00ec) He started playing games after class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-jiu-fixed-pattern.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-jiu-fixed-pattern.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-jiu-fixed-pattern.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-jiu-fixed-pattern.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-jiu-fixed-pattern.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-jiu-fixed-pattern.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a\u8981\u2026\u2026\u5c31\u2026\u2026 (g\u0101ng y\u00e0o&#8230;ji\u00f9\u2026)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E8%A6%81%E8%B5%B0%EF%BC%8C%E5%A5%B9%E5%B0%B1%E5%9B%9E%E6%9D%A5&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u521a\u8981\u8d70\uff0c\u5979\u5c31\u56de\u6765<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 g\u0101ng y\u00e0o z\u01d2u, t\u0101 ji\u00f9 hu\u00ed lai) I was just leaving, and she came back.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a\u60f3\u2026\u2026\u5c31\u2026\u2026 (g\u0101ng xi\u01ceng&#8230;ji\u00f9\u2026)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E6%83%B3%E8%AF%B4%E7%82%B9%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%EF%BC%8C%E5%A5%B9%E5%B0%B1%E8%B5%B0%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u521a\u60f3\u8bf4\u70b9\u4ec0\u4e48\uff0c\u5979\u5c31\u8d70\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 g\u0101ng xi\u01ceng shu\u014d di\u01cen sh\u00e9n me, t\u0101 ji\u00f9 z\u01d2u le) I was just going to say something, and she left.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%9A%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u2026\u2026\u7684\u65f6\u5019<\/a> &nbsp;(g\u0101ng&#8230;de sh\u00ed h\u00f2u) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%9A%E6%AF%95%E4%B8%9A%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99%EF%BC%8C%E6%88%91%E4%B9%9F%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93%E8%AF%A5%E5%81%9A%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u6bd5\u4e1a\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u6211\u4e5f\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u8be5\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\u5de5\u4f5c<\/a>\u3002(g\u0101ng b\u00ec y\u00e8 de sh\u00ed h\u00f2u, w\u01d2 y\u011b b\u00f9 zh\u012b dao g\u0101i zu\u00f2 sh\u00e9n me g\u014dng zu\u00f2) I have no idea what kind of job I can do when I graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-de-shi-hou-fixed-pattern.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-de-shi-hou-fixed-pattern.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-de-shi-hou-fixed-pattern.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-de-shi-hou-fixed-pattern.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-de-shi-hou-fixed-pattern.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-de-shi-hou-fixed-pattern.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ganggang\/917\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u521a\u521a<\/strong><\/a><strong> (g\u0101ng gang)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When used for time, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ganggang\/917\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u521a\u521a<\/a> (g\u0101ng gang) can be used as both \u521a (g\u0101ng) and \u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E5%88%9A(%E5%88%9A%E6%89%8D)%E5%9C%A8%E7%9C%8B%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%EF%BC%8C%E6%B2%A1%E5%90%AC%E5%88%B0%E6%95%B2%E9%97%A8%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%B0%E9%9F%B3&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u521a\u521a(\u521a\u624d)\u5728\u770b\u7535\u89c6\uff0c\u6ca1\u542c\u5230\u6572\u95e8\u7684\u58f0\u97f3<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 g\u0101ng gang (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) z\u00e0i k\u00e0n di\u00e0n sh\u00ec, m\u00e9i t\u012bng d\u00e0o qi\u0101o m\u00e9n de sh\u0113ng y\u012bn) I was just watching TV and didn\u2019t hear anyone knock on the door. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%88%9A%E5%88%9A%EF%BC%88%E5%88%9A%EF%BC%89%E7%9D%A1%E7%9D%80%EF%BC%8C%E5%B0%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%88%B0%E5%A5%B9%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B5%E8%AF%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6211\u521a\u521a\uff08\u521a\uff09\u7761\u7740\uff0c\u5c31\u63a5\u5230\u5979\u7684\u7535\u8bdd<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 g\u0101ng gang (g\u0101ng) shu\u00ec zh\u00e1o, ji\u00f9 ji\u0113 d\u00e0o t\u0101 de di\u00e0n hu\u00e0) I was just falling asleep when I got her phone call.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u521a (g\u0101ng) and \u521a\u521a (g\u0101ng gang) can also mean \u2018exactly\u2019 or to \u2018barely reach\u2019 some point or level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E4%BB%B6%E5%A4%96%E5%A5%97%EF%BC%8C%E6%88%91%E7%A9%BF%E5%B0%8F%E7%A0%81%E7%9A%84%E5%88%9A%E5%88%9A%EF%BC%88%E5%88%9A%EF%BC%89%E5%A5%BD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u5916\u5957\uff0c\u6211\u7a7f\u5c0f\u7801\u7684\u521a\u521a\uff08\u521a\uff09\u597d<\/a>\u3002(zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n w\u00e0i t\u00e0o, w\u01d2 chu\u0101n xi\u01ceo m\u01ce de g\u0101ng gang (g\u0101ng) h\u01ceo) The small size of the coat fit me well.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E4%BB%B6%E8%A1%8C%E6%9D%8E%E5%88%9A20%E5%85%AC%E6%96%A4%EF%BC%8C%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89%E8%B6%85%E9%87%8D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u884c\u674e\u521a20\u516c\u65a4\uff0c\u6ca1\u6709\u8d85\u91cd<\/a>\u3002(zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n x\u00edng li g\u0101ng 20 g\u014dng j\u012bn, m\u00e9i y\u01d2u ch\u0101o zh\u00f2ng) The luggage is just 20kg, not overweight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-as-exactly.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-as-exactly.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-as-exactly.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-as-exactly.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-as-exactly.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gang-as-exactly.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resources: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sina.com.cn\/s\/blog_6212117301012x83.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blog.sina.com.cn\/s\/blog_6212117301012x83.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wenku.baidu.com\/view\/a5f921232f60ddccda38a0ad.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wenku.baidu.com\/view\/a5f921232f60ddccda38a0ad.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It will only take [est_time] to read this post! \u521a (g\u0101ng), \u521a\u521a (g\u0101ng gang) and \u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) can all be used to express: \u2018something just happened\u2019 and can be used in a similar way to \u2018just\u2019 in English. However, there are slight differences between \u521a (g\u0101ng), \u521a\u521a (g\u0101ng gang) and \u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) and&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/comparing-gang-and-gang-cai\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[142,3],"tags":[259,236,233],"class_list":["use-editor no-single","post-10191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-learner-tips","tag-beginners","tag-comparing","tag-grammar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Comparing \u521a (g\u0101ng) \u521a\u521a (g\u0101ng gang) and \u521a\u624d (g\u0101ng c\u00e1i)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to know how to use \u521a and \u521a\u624d? 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