Expressing "only after" with "cai"

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…….

Standard Pattern

Structure

⋯⋯，才⋯⋯

⋯⋯ ，才 ⋯⋯

Sources and further reading

Books

• Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 95) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy

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