刚刚 gāng gang
“just recently; just a moment ago”
adverbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 剛剛
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
刚刚 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 643: 刚刚 gānggāng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (副). PDF page 96
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用法How to use 刚刚
刚刚 means “just now; a moment ago” and is used for something that happened a very short time before now. It is an adverb and usually comes after the subject and before the verb: 主语 + 刚刚 + 动词. It is common in spoken Chinese with actions like 到、来、走、说、打电话.
例句Example sentences
- 我刚刚到家，还没吃饭。wǒ gāng gāng dào jiā, hái méi chī fàn.I just got home and haven't eaten yet.
- 他刚刚给我打电话，说下午来。tā gāng gāng gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà, shuō xià wǔ lái.He called me just now and said he would come in the afternoon.
- 对不起，你刚刚说什么？我没听清。duì bù qǐ, nǐ gāng gāng shuō shén me? wǒ méi tīng qīng.Sorry, what did you just say? I didn't catch it.