才
Pinyin: cái
only then; just now; only (so few, so little)
Example sentence
教外国人中文的时候才会发现自己中文有多差。
Jiāo wàiguórén Zhōngwén de shíhou cái huì fāxiàn zìjǐ Zhōngwén yǒu duō chà.
It's when you teach foreigners Chinese that you realize just how flawed your own Chinese is.
What 才 means
才 (cái) is an Chinese word meaning “only then; just now; only (so few, so little)”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection (and also in HSK 5).
More HSK 3 words
HSK 3
阿姨
āyí
maternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
矮
ǎi
(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
爱人
àiren
spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
安静
ānjìng
quiet; peaceful; calm
安全
ānquán
safe; secure; safety; security
把
bǎ
classifier for things with a handle; handful; (marks the object before the verb); to hold
搬
bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
班级
bānjí
class (group of students); grade (in school)
搬家
bānjiā
to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
办
bàn
to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
办法
bànfǎ
way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
办公室
bàngōngshì
office; business premises