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才
cái
HSK 2
abilitytalentsb of a certain typea capable individualthen and only then
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Grammar note
就 says the second thing followed at once or more readily than expected; 才 says it took longer or more than expected. Both stand immediately before the verb.
就 and 才 — sooner than expected, later than expected — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
Characters
才
ability, talent, gift; just, only
radical 扌components ⿻扌?
Appears in 181 verses
Genesis 3:7Genesis 3:19Genesis 8:21Genesis 15:4Genesis 19:3Genesis 20:10Genesis 21:12Genesis 21:26Genesis 24:67Genesis 27:30Genesis 29:8Genesis 29:35Genesis 30:30Genesis 33:3Genesis 33:11Genesis 34:15Genesis 34:22Genesis 37:30Genesis 42:14Genesis 42:27Exodus 3:20Exodus 4:26Exodus 12:48Exodus 19:13Exodus 26:6Exodus 36:6Exodus 36:13Leviticus 11:32Leviticus 15:28Leviticus 17:15Leviticus 21:3Leviticus 22:21Leviticus 22:27Numbers 12:14Numbers 13:25Numbers 32:22Numbers 35:28Deuteronomy 3:20Deuteronomy 19:15Deuteronomy 23:11Deuteronomy 28:67Joshua 1:15Joshua 2:16Joshua 5:7Joshua 6:10Joshua 20:6Judges 7:19Judges 13:21Judges 13:25Judges 14:17Judges 15:7Judges 19:25Ruth 2:221 Samuel 3:81 Samuel 9:131 Samuel 10:21 Samuel 12:111 Samuel 21:41 Samuel 22:151 Samuel 25:17
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