The adverbs 就 and 才

Question 1

What is the function of the adverb 就?

Answer 1

(a) to indicate that something happens early or quickly, or (b) to indicate that everything has passed as expected

Question 2

What is the function of the adverb 才?

Answer 2

(a) to indicate that something happens late or slowly, or (b) to indicate there was a problem when something happened

Question 3

Where is either 就 or 才 located in the sentence?

Answer 3

Immediately before the verb being modified.

Question 4

I came here as early as 8:00.

Answer 4

我八点就来了。

Question 5

I only just arrived at 8:00.

Answer 5

我八点才到了。

Question 6

I came out as early as 7:00.

Answer 6

我七点出来了。

Question 7

Taking a plane to get to Datong can take as little as an hour to arrive.

Answer 7

坐飞机去大同一个小时就能到。