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

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*我 <em>一</em> 想到 这 件 事 <em>就</em> 不 高兴 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yī</em> xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì <em>jiù</em> bù gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">Every time I think about this, I get upset.</span>
 
*我 <em>一</em> 想到 这 件 事 <em>就</em> 不 高兴 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yī</em> xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì <em>jiù</em> bù gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">Every time I think about this, I get upset.</span>
 
*老师 <em>一</em> 生气 <em>就</em> 脸红 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> shēngqì <em>jiù</em> liǎn hóng.</span><span class="trans">Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.</span>
 
*老师 <em>一</em> 生气 <em>就</em> 脸红 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> shēngqì <em>jiù</em> liǎn hóng.</span><span class="trans">Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.</span>
*她 <em>一</em> 吃 火锅 <em>就</em> 拉肚子 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> chī huǒguō <em>jiù</em> lā dùzi.</span><span class="trans">Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.</span>
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*她 <em>一</em> 吃 火锅 <em>就</em> 拉肚子 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> chī huǒguō <em>jiù</em> lādùzi.</span><span class="trans">Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.</span>
 
*他 <em>一</em> 上 英语 课 <em>就</em> 想 睡觉 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> shàng Yīngyǔ kè <em>jiù</em> xiǎng shuìjiào.</span><span class="trans">Every time he takes English class, he feels like falling asleep.</span>
 
*他 <em>一</em> 上 英语 课 <em>就</em> 想 睡觉 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> shàng Yīngyǔ kè <em>jiù</em> xiǎng shuìjiào.</span><span class="trans">Every time he takes English class, he feels like falling asleep.</span>
 
*<em>一</em> 不 让 弟弟 去 玩 iPad ,他 <em>就</em> 哭 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yī</em> bù ràng dìdi qù wán iPad, tā <em>jiù</em> kū.</span><span class="trans">Every time we ask my younger brother to stop playing with iPad, he cries.</span>
 
*<em>一</em> 不 让 弟弟 去 玩 iPad ,他 <em>就</em> 哭 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yī</em> bù ràng dìdi qù wán iPad, tā <em>jiù</em> kū.</span><span class="trans">Every time we ask my younger brother to stop playing with iPad, he cries.</span>

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This pattern tells us that as soon as one thing happened, then another thing happened immediately afterwards. You mark the two events with 一 (yī) and 就 (jiù).

Used as "as soon as"

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.

Note that it can be used

Examples

  • 老师 来 大家 不 说话 了。Lǎoshī lái dàjiā jiù bù shuōhuà le.As soon as the teacher came , everyone stopped talking.
  • 我 每天 进 家门 小狗 会 跑过来 。Wǒ měi tiān jìn jiāmén xiǎogǒu jiù huì pǎo guòlái.As soon as I enter the house, the puppy will run over to me.
  • 你 能 不 能 下班 去 接 孩子 ?Nǐ néng bu néng xiàbān jiù qù jiē háizi?Can you go to pick up the kid as soon as you get off work?
  • 饿 死了,我 下课 要 去 吃 午饭 。È sǐ le, wǒ xiàkè jiù yào qù chī wǔfàn.I'm starved. I will go to lunch as soon as the class is over.
  • 他 今天 太 累 了, 到 家 去 睡 了 。Tā jīntiān tài lèi le, dào jiā jiù qù shuì le.He's too tired today. As soon as he arrived home, he went to bed.

Used as "Every Time"

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 + Situation / Reason,就 + Result

Examples

  • 想到 这 件 事 不 高兴 。 xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jiù bù gāoxìng.Every time I think about this, I get upset.
  • 老师 生气 脸红 。Lǎoshī shēngqì jiù liǎn hóng.Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.
  • 吃 火锅 拉肚子 。 chī huǒguō jiù lādùzi.Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.
  • 上 英语 课 想 睡觉 。 shàng Yīngyǔ kè jiù xiǎng shuìjiào.Every time he takes English class, he feels like falling asleep.
  • 不 让 弟弟 去 玩 iPad ,他 哭 。 bù ràng dìdi qù wán iPad, tā jiù kū.Every time we ask my younger brother to stop playing with iPad, he cries.

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