刚

gāng

HSK 3

刚 — gāng

1. hard; firm; strong

   铁很刚，很难弯曲。 tiě hěn gāng hěn nán wānqū — Iron is very hard; it is difficult to bend.

2. just; barely; exactly (a short time ago / only just)

   我刚到，你们在等我吗？ wǒ gāng dào nǐmen zài děng wǒ ma — I just arrived — were you waiting for me?