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*我 去 了 三 次 北京 <em>才</em> 见 到 了 吴亦凡。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | *我 去 了 三 次 北京 <em>才</em> 见 到 了 吴亦凡。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | ||
*他 找 了 好 几 个 月 <em>才</em> 找到合适的房子。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | *他 找 了 好 几 个 月 <em>才</em> 找到合适的房子。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | ||
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| + | *她 做 完 了 功课 <em>才</em> 睡觉。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | ||
| + | *他 锁 上 了 门 <em>才</em> 想起来 没有 带 钥匙。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | ||
| + | *我 把 牛奶 喝 完 了， <em>才</em> 发现 牛奶 过期 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | ||
| + | *等 妈妈 打 来 了 电话，小妹 <em>才</em> 不 哭 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>cái</em> .</span><span class="trans">only then</span> | ||
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== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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These patterns using 才 are loosely related, and revolve around a meaning of "only when," "only after," "only then," or "not until." They suggest a condition without stating the condition as explicitly as in the pattern 只有……才…….
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才 as "Only When" or "Only After"
Structure
⋯⋯，才⋯⋯
⋯⋯ ，才 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 我 花 了 八 千 块 才 买 齐 了 骑行 的 东西。only then
- 小明 花 了 很多 心思 才 设计 出 了 这 张 海报。only then
- 他 用 了 很多 年 才 原谅 了 他的 妈妈。only then
- 那 本 书 我 看 了 两 遍 才 看 懂。only then
- 我 去 了 三 次 北京 才 见 到 了 吴亦凡。only then
- 他 找 了 好 几 个 月 才 找到合适的房子。only then
才 as "Not Until"
This use of 才 is quite similar to the 才 used to express lateness. The two sort of blend together.
Structure
⋯⋯，才⋯⋯
⋯⋯ ，才 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 她 做 完 了 功课 才 睡觉。only then
- 他 锁 上 了 门 才 想起来 没有 带 钥匙。only then
- 我 把 牛奶 喝 完 了， 才 发现 牛奶 过期 了。only then
- 等 妈妈 打 来 了 电话，小妹 才 不 哭 了。only then
Sources and further reading
Books
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 95, 263, 266) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
