| 才 | cái | a moment ago; just now; (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until; (followed by a numerical clause) only; ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; only; only then |
| 才干 | cái gàn | ability; competence |
| 才子 | cái zǐ | gifted scholar |
| 才智 | cái zhì | ability and wisdom |
| 才华 | cái huá | literary or artistic talent; CL:份 |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability; capacity |
| 才不 | cái bù | as if; yeah right; whatever |
| 才兼文武 | cái jiān wén wǔ | talent in both military and civil field (idiom) |
| 才外流 | cái wài liú | brain drain |
| 才女 | cái nǚ | talented girl |
| 才子佳人 | cái zǐ jiā rén | gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom); pair of ideal lovers; cf With his brains and her looks... |
| 才学 | cái xué | talent and learning; scholarship |
| 才思 | cái sī | imaginative power; creativeness |
| 才怪 | cái guài | it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) |
| 才气 | cái qì | talent (usually literary or artistic) |
| 才气过人 | cái qì guò rén | an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen |
| 才略 | cái lüè | ability and sagacity |
| 才疏学浅 | cái shū xué qiǎn | (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,... |
| 才华出众 | cái huá chū zhòng | outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit |
| 才华横溢 | cái huá héng yì | brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant |
| 才华盖世 | cái huá gài shì | peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit |
| 才艺 | cái yì | talent |
| 才艺技能 | cái yì jì néng | talent |
| 才艺秀 | cái yì xiù | talent show |
| 才识 | cái shí | ability and insight |
| 才识过人 | cái shí guò rén | an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen |
| 才貌双全 | cái mào shuāng quán | talented and good-looking (idiom) |
| 才然 | cái rán | just recently; just a moment ago; just now |
