用"才"还是"就"吗？
This kid is only 6 and he already knows many characters.
这个孩子才六岁，已经认识不少字了。
it's just 6.
现在才六点。
我学了如果你感觉情情形很晚，你要用"才"的。但是这两情形是早的感。 我们应该用"才"由有号吗？
I've studied that if you feel the situation is late, or difficult to get, you must use "才". in this two situation the sensation is that it's already happening ... it happens soon. So why are we using cai? Because of the numbers?
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用"才"还是"就"吗呢？吗 follows polar questions，呢 follows selective questions（those have “or” in them）。
This kid is only 6 and he already knows many characters.
这个孩子才六岁，已经认识不少字了。
it's just 6.
现在才六点。
我学了过如果你感觉情情形很晚，在描述来不及或是很难得到的情况，才要用"才"的。但是这两情形是早的感个情况下有已经发生的。 我们应该这里用"才"由有号是因为有数字吗？
I've studied that if you feel the situation is late, or difficult to get, you must use "才". in this two situation the sensation is that it's already happening ... it happens soon. So why are we using cai? Because of the numbers?
No，才 has several meanings in Chinese. Here it means “only” or “only just.” The one you described is a different one which means "not until."
我六岁才识字 “I didn't know any characters until I was 6.”
我六点才到 “I didn't arrive until six."
As can be seen here and your examples，when 才 follows the word it modifies，it means "not until"
When it precedes the word it modifies, it means "only" or "only just".
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late and early，or say positive and negative both are usually used
It depends on the situation.
你怎么才到。（太晚了）Why you are late.
才20块。（太便宜了）It is very cheap.
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Thank! But usually is used to express that it's late or that an action is done too late, isn't it?
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才六岁=this kid is too young to know many characters(other kids may not know)
才六点=6 is earlier than expected
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