才来

only come now; not arrive until now, to have only just arrived; to have arrived not long ago

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phrase Uncommon #5,400
only come now; not arrive until now 才 emphasizes that the arrival is later than expected.
CH: 你怎么现在才来?
EN: Why are you only coming now?

竟然在这么忙的时候才来

You actually chose to come when things are this busy.

— 起风了 (2013)

为什么到现在才来考驾照?

Why are you only getting your driver's license now?

— A Sun (2019)

你竟然中午才来上学

You didn't come to school until noon!

— 你的名字。 (2016)

医生明天才来

The doctor isn’t coming until tomorrow.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

怎麽现在才来

Why are you only getting here now?

— 无人知晓 (2004)

怎么搞这么久才来

What took you so long to get here?

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

现在才来

You're only getting here now.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

你怎么现在才来

Why are you only just getting here now?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

我倒不该抱怨他来得晚,因为我原本也打算那个时候才来。

I really shouldn’t complain that he arrived late, since I’d planned to come around then too.

现在才来?

You're only getting here now?

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

为什么现在才来?

Why are you only coming now?

向美国投降后台风才来

It was only after surrendering to the United States that the typhoon arrived.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

你他妈现在才来扶我?

You’re only coming to help me up now, for fuck’s sake?

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

那么久才来开门?

What took you so long to open the door?

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

phrase Rare #31,064
to have only just arrived; to have arrived not long ago 才 emphasizes that the arrival was recent or that little time has passed since it happened.
CH: 我们才来没多久。
EN: We’ve only just arrived.

有点,我才来……真的开心?

A little. I just got here... Are you really happy?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

老爷你昨儿才来了一个晚上四妹就把我恨成这个样子差点要了我的命

Master, you were only here for one night yesterday, and Fourth Sister already hates me this much—she nearly killed me.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

你说什么我昨天不是才来过吗?

What are you talking about? Didn’t I just come by yesterday?

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

我们才来没多久

We haven't been here for very long.

— 女巫 (2016)