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− | * 听 他 说 完,我 <em>一下子</em> 就 明白 了。<span class="pinyin">Tīng tā shuō wán, wǒ <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù míngbai le.</span><span class="trans">After hearing him out, I understood everything all at once.</span> | + | *听 他 说 完,我 <em>一下子</em> 就 明白 了。<span class="pinyin">Tīng tā shuō wán, wǒ <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù míngbai le.</span><span class="trans">After hearing him out, I understood everything all at once.</span> |
− | * 他 是 最 高 的,我 <em>一下子</em> 就 看到 他 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì zuì gāo de, wǒ <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù kàndào tā le.</span><span class="trans">He is the tallest. I spotted him right away.</span> | + | *他 是 最 高 的,我 <em>一下子</em> 就 看到 他 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì zuì gāo de, wǒ <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù kàndào tā le.</span><span class="trans">He is the tallest. I spotted him right away.</span> |
− | + | *拍 完 那 部 电影 以后,他 <em>一下子</em> 就 出名 了。<span class="pinyin">Pāi wán nà bù diànyǐng yǐhòu, tā <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù chūmíng le.</span><span class="trans">He became very famous soon after that movie.</span> | |
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一下子 (yīxiàzi) can be used as an adverb meaning "all at once." It has to come at the beginning of the sentence.
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Basic Usage
Structure
一下子 (yīxiàzi) is a very informal expression to describe how fast things happened. In colloquial Chinese, "一下" is also used.
Subj. + 一下子 + Verb + 了
Examples
- 他 一下子 吃 了 三 碗 米饭。He ate three bowls of rice all at once.
- 天气 一下子 变 冷 了。The weather is suddenly getting cold.
- 她 下楼 的时候 不 小心,一下子 摔倒 了。She wasn't careful going down the stairs, and suddenly fell.
- 我 太 紧张 了,一下子 想 不 起来 了。I was too nervous to remember it right then.
- 你们 怎么 一下子 赚 了 这么 多 钱?How come you make so much money so fast?
Used with 就
Structure
Subj. + 一下子 + 就 + Verb + 了
Examples
- 听 他 说 完,我 一下子 就 明白 了。After hearing him out, I understood everything all at once.
- 他 是 最 高 的,我 一下子 就 看到 他 了。He is the tallest. I spotted him right away.
- 拍 完 那 部 电影 以后,他 一下子 就 出名 了。He became very famous soon after that movie.