Chinese grammar:才"cai" used for small numbers

This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. The character 才 (cái) can be used to emphasize that a number is small, or less than expected in Chinese grammar.

 Structure
subject+才+number+measure word+noun

It is used for Expressing quantity, Emphasizing.

Examples

Zhèɡe bànɡōnɡshì cái yǒu wǔ ɡè rén.
这个 办公室 才 有 五个 人。

This office only has five people.