Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
才
cáiI 名
1
(=才能) ability多才多艺(藝)
duō cái duō yì multi-talented
2
(=人才) talent
- 奇才 qícái extraordinary talent
II 副
1
(=刚) just
- 我才到家,电(電)话(話)就响(響)了。 Wǒ cái dào jiā, diànhuà jiù xiǎng le. Just as I arrived home, the phone rang.
2 (表示晚) not…until
- 我10点(點)才到单(單)位。 Wǒ shídiǎn cái dào dānwèi. I didn't arrive at work until ten o'clock.
- 路上堵车(車),我10点(點)才到单(單)位上班。 Lùshang dǔchē,wǒ shí diǎn cái dào dānwèi shàngbān. Because of the traffic jam, I did not arrive at work until ten.
3 (表示条件) only…if
- 学(學)生只有用功,才能取得好成绩(績)。 Xuéshēng zhǐyǒu yònggōng, cái néng qǔdé hǎo chéngjì. Students will only be able to do well if they study hard.
4 (表示情况改变) only after
- 他解释(釋)后(後),我才明白他为(為)什么(麼)那么(麼)难(難)过(過)。 Tā jiěshì hòu, wǒ cái míngbai tā wèi shénme nàme nánguò. It was only after he explained that I understood why he was so sad.
5 (程度低) only
- 他才学(學)会(會)上网(網)。 Tā cái xuéhuì shàngwǎng. He has only just learned how to use the Internet.
6 (表示强调) really
- 他才不愿(願)意见(見)你呢！ Tā cái bù yuànyì jiàn nǐ ne！ He really doesn't want to see you!