Question

才 cái

Accepted Answer

才 noun 1 ability; talent; gift 2 capable person 3 people of a certain type [often used as a suffix]  adverb 1 a moment ago; just 2 [preceded by an expression of time] not until 3 [preceded by an expression of reason or condition] not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason 4 [followed by a numerical expression] only 5 [in an assertion or negation, emphasizing what comes before 才, usu. with 呢 at the end of the sentence] actually; really

Simplified	才
Traditional	才
Pinyin	cái
English	noun 1 ability; talent; gift 2 capable person 3 people of a certain type [often used as a suffix] adverb 1 a moment ago; just 2 [preceded by an expression of time] not until 3 [preceded by an expression of reason or condition] not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason 4 [followed by a numerical expression] only 5 [in an assertion or negation, emphasizing what comes before 才, usu. with 呢 at the end of the sentence] actually; really

才 Preceded Expression Reason Cái Noun Ability Talent