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="trans">Every time I think about this, I get upset.</span>
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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>
*她 <em>一</em> 看到 她 喜欢 的 那 个 男生 <em>就</em> 紧张 。<span class="trans">Every time she sees that boy she likes, get nervous.</span>
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*她 <em>一</em> 看到 她 喜欢 的 男生 <em>就</em> 紧张 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yī</em> kàndào tā xǐhuan de nánshēng <em>jiù</em> jǐnzhāng.</span><span class="trans">Every time she sees a boy she likes, get nervous.</span>
*老师 <em>一</em> 生气 <em>就</em> 脸红。<span class="trans">Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.</span>
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*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="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> lā dùzi.</span><span class="trans">Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.</span>
*<em>一</em> 到 买单 的 时候 他 <em>就</em> 去 上 厕所。<span class="trans">Every time we need to pay for the bill, he just go to the bathroom.</span>
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*<em>一</em> 到 买单 的 时候 他 <em>就</em> 去 上 厕所。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yī</em> dào mǎi dān de shíhou, <em>jiù</em> jiù qù shàng cèsuǒ.</span><span class="trans">Every time we need to pay for the bill, he just go to the bathroom.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:21, 24 November 2016

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。 xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jiù bù gāoxìng. Every time I think about this, I get upset.
  • 看到 她 喜欢 的 男生 紧张 。 kàndào tā xǐhuan de nánshēng jiù jǐnzhāng.Every time she sees a boy she likes, get nervous.
  • 老师 生气 脸红。Lǎoshī shēngqìjiù liǎn hóng.Every time the teacher gets angry, his face turns red.
  • 吃 火锅 拉肚子。 chī huǒguō jiù lā dùzi.Every time she eats hotpot, she has diarrhea.
  • 到 买单 的 时候 他 去 上 厕所。 dào mǎi dān de shíhou, jiù jiù qù shàng cèsuǒ.Every time we need to pay for the bill, he just go to the bathroom.

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