Difference between revisions of "Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu...""

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Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Actions in a row (HSK2)
- Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou" (HSK2)
- Expressing earliness with "jiu" (HSK2)
- Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..." (HSK5)
Used for

Indicating conditions, Sequencing events in time, Indicating cause and effect
Keywords

一, 就

This pattern tells us that as soon as (一) one thing happened, then (就) another thing happened immediately afterward.

Structure

The pattern involves two different events, the first preceded by "一", and then the second event, which follows in quick succession, preceded by 就.

一 + Event 1 + 就 + Event 2

The subjects of the two "Events" can be the same, but they don't have to be. If they're the same, then you don't need to repeat the subject for the second one.

Examples

我一看到他就很不高兴。As soon as I saw him, I was unhappy.
我一想到上班就很烦。As soon as I though about work, I was annoyed.
他一生气脸就红。As soon as he gets angry, his face turns red.

Sources and further reading

Books

Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 184) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 240) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp.169) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 206-7) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 88-9) →buy

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 * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 240) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
 * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) ]] (pp.169) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
-* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 88 - 9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
+* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 206-7) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
+* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 88-9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
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