Radical:

meaning for gāng:

  • - hard
  • - firm
  • - strong
  • - just
  • - barely
  • - exactlyjust now
  • - a moment ago(just) a moment agojust
  • - exactly
  • - to happen to berigidityKing Kong

zhèjiā这家
cāntīng餐厅
gāng
kāiyè开业

The restaurant has just opened.


gāng
dìzhèn地震
le
dìmiàn地面
zài
dǒudòng抖动

We just had an earthquake and the ground was shaking.


zhèxiē这些
gāng
shànggǎng上岗
búdào不到
liǎngzhōu两周
de
xiěshǒu写手
men
xiàodé笑得
hěn
jiāngyìng僵硬

The writers, who have been on the job less than two weeks, laugh uneasily.


shíbānián���八年
qián
gāng
màirù迈入
jǐngdézhèn景德镇
táocí陶瓷
xuéyuàn学院
xuéxí学习

Eighteen years ago, I have just entered the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.