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

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*老师 <em>一</em> 进来 大家 <em>就</em> 不 说话 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> jìnlái dàjiā <em>jiù</em> bù shuō huà le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the teacher came in, everyone stopped talking.</span>
 
*老师 <em>一</em> 进来 大家 <em>就</em> 不 说话 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> jìnlái dàjiā <em>jiù</em> bù shuō huà le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the teacher came in, everyone stopped talking.</span>
*他 <em>一</em> 下课 <em>就</em> 跑 出去 玩 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> xiàkè <em>jiù</em> pǎo chūqù le.</span><span class="trans">As soon the class is over, he went out to play.</span>
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*他 <em>一</em> 下课 <em>就</em> 跑 出去 玩 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> xiàkè <em>jiù</em> pǎo chūqù wán le.</span><span class="trans">As soon the class is over, he went out to play.</span>
*老板 <em>一</em> 走 他 <em>就</em> 开始 抽烟 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>yī</em> zǒu  tā<em>jiù</em> kāishǐ chōuyān le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the boss left, he started smoking.</span>
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*老板 <em>一</em> 走 他 <em>就</em> 开始 抽烟 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>yī</em> zǒu  tā<em> jiù </em> kāishǐ chōuyān le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the boss left, he started smoking.</span>
 
*他 <em>一</em> 下班 <em>就</em> 回家 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> xiàbān <em>jiù</em> huíjiā le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as he got off work, he went home.</span>
 
*他 <em>一</em> 下班 <em>就</em> 回家 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> xiàbān <em>jiù</em> huíjiā le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as he got off work, he went home.</span>
*你 能 不 能 不要 <em>一</em> 到 家 <em>就</em> 睡觉?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néngbu néng bùyào <em>yī</em> dào jiā <em>jiù</em>  shuìjiào?</span><span class="trans">Could you please not go to sleep the moment you arrived at home?</span>
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*你 能 不 能 不要 <em>一</em> 到 家 <em>就</em> 睡觉?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néngbu néng bùyào <em>yī</em> dào jiā <em>jiù</em>  shuìjiào?</span><span class="trans">Could you please not go to sleep right after you arrived at home?</span>
  
 
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This pattern tells us that as soon as (一, yī) one thing happened, then (就, jiù) another thing happened immediately afterwards.

Expressing as soon as with 一……就

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.

Subj. 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

  • 老师 进来 大家 不 说话 了。Lǎoshī jìnlái dàjiā jiù bù shuō huà le.As soon as the teacher came in, everyone stopped talking.
  • 下课 跑 出去 玩 了。 xiàkè jiù pǎo chūqù wán le.As soon the class is over, he went out to play.
  • 老板 走 他 开始 抽烟 了。Lǎobǎn zǒu tā jiù kāishǐ chōuyān le.As soon as the boss left, he started smoking.
  • 下班 回家 了。 xiàbān jiù huíjiā le.As soon as he got off work, he went home.
  • 你 能 不 能 不要 到 家 睡觉?Nǐ néngbu néng bùyào dào jiā jiù shuìjiào?Could you please not go to sleep right after you arrived at home?

Expressing every time with 一……就

Structure

In this case, 一 means "every time", followed by some certain condition, which could be the reason or the cause of what happened after 就. The subjects of the two "Events" are usually the same.

Subj. 一 ……,就 ……

Examples

  • 想到 这 件 事 不 高兴。Every time I think about this, I get upset.
  • 看到 她 喜欢 的 那 个 男生 紧张 。Every time she sees that boy she likes, get nervous.
  • 老师 生气 脸红。Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.
  • 吃 火锅 拉肚子。Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.
  • 到 买单 的 时候 他 去 上 厕所。Every time we need to pay for the bill, he just go to the bathroom.

Sources and further reading

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