Exercises: Adverb cái 才

Judgement test

Choose the correct interpretation.

這本詞典才十塊錢。

这本词典才十块钱。

Zhè běn cídiǎn cái shí kuài qián.

The dictionary only costs ten yuan.

The dictionary costs ten whole yuan.

老師說的話，我聽了三遍才聽懂。

老师说的话，我听了三遍才听懂。

Lǎoshī shuō de huà, wǒ tīng le sān biàn cái tīng dǒng.

I understood what the teacher said only after listening to it three times.

If the teacher talks, I understand after three times.

我等了半個小時，車才到。

我等了半个小时，车才到。

Wǒ děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí, chē cái dào.

The bus arrived only after I waited for half an hour.

I waited for only half an hour before the bus arrived.

他們吃了晚飯才回家。

他们吃了晚饭才回家。

Tāmen chī le wǎnfàn cái huí jiā.

They went home only after eating dinner.

They ate dinner and then went home late.

弟弟吃了三碗米飯才吃飽。

弟弟吃了三碗米饭才吃饱。

Dìdi chī le sān wǎn mǐfàn cái chī bǎo.

The younger brother felt full after only three bowls of rice.

The younger brother didn’t feel full until he ate three bowls of rice.

Place cái 才 in the correct position.

Re-order the words to make sentences.

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我找了半天我找了半天 wǒ zhǎo le bàn tiān 找到找到 zhǎo dào 手機手机 shǒujī 才才 cái

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三個學生三个学生 sān gè xuésheng 來了来了 lái le 今天今天 jīntiān 才才 cái

他他 Tā 。。 .

三個小時三个小时 sān gè xiǎoshí 作業作业 zuòyè 才才 cái 做完做完 zuò wán

他這件衣服他这件衣服 Tā zhè jiàn yīfu 。。 .

了了 le 才才 cái 花花 huā 三十塊錢三十块钱 sānshí kuài qián

爸爸爸爸 bàba 。。 .

才才 cái 晚上十一點晚上十一点 wǎnshang shíyī diǎn 到家到家 dào jiā