Difference between revisions of "Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu...""

Line 17: Line 17:
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
  
* <em>一旦</em> 我 找 好 的 工作,我 <em>就</em> 会 安心。<span class="trans">Once I find a good job, then I'll be able to relax.</span>
+
* <em>一旦</em> 我 找 好 的 工作,我 <em>就</em> 会 安心。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yīdàn</em> wǒ zhǎo hǎo de gōngzuò, wǒ <em>jiù</em> huì ānxīn.</span><span class="trans">Once I find a good job, then I'll be able to relax.</span>
* 这 张 桌子 不 稳定,<em>一旦</em> 发生 什么 小 小 的 振动,<em>就</em> 会 倒塌。<span class="trans">This table isn't very steady. Once there's even a small vibration, it will fall over.</span>
+
* 这 张 桌子 不 稳定,<em>一旦</em> 发生 什么 小 小 的 振动,<em>就</em> 会 倒塌。<span class="pinyin">Zhè zhāng zhuōzi bù wěndìng,<em>yīdàn</em> fāshēng shénme xiǎo xiǎo de zhèndòng,<em>jiù</em> huì dǎotā.</span><span class="trans">This table isn't very steady. Once there's even a small vibration, it will fall over.</span>
* 学习 计算机 科学 的 学生 很 自信,他们 <em>一旦</em> 毕业,<em>就</em> 会 找到 很 好 的 工作。<span class="trans">Computer science students are very confident. Once they graduate, they will be able to find good jobs.</span>
+
* 学习 计算机 科学 的 学生 很 自信,他们 <em>一旦</em> 毕业,<em>就</em> 会 找到 很 好 的 工作。<span class="pinyin">Xuéxí jìsuànjī kēxué de xuéshēng hěn zìxìn, tāmen <em>yīdàn</em> bìyè,<em>jiù</em> huì zhǎodào hěn hǎo de gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">Computer science students are very confident. Once they graduate, they will be able to find good jobs.</span>
* 千万 不 要 在 经济 泡沫 中 炒股,<em>一旦</em> 市场 崩溃,你 会 很 后悔 的!<span class="trans">You must absolutely not trade stocks in an economic bubble. Once the market collapses, you will regret it!</span>
+
* 千万 不 要 在 经济 泡沫 中 炒股,<em>一旦</em> 市场 崩溃,你 会 很 后悔 的!<span class="pinyin">Qiān wàn bùyào zài jīngjì pàomò zhōng chǎogǔ,<em>yīdàn</em> shìchǎng bēngkuì, nǐ huì hěn hòuhuǐ de!</span><span class="trans">You must absolutely not trade stocks in an economic bubble. Once the market collapses, you will regret it!</span>
 
   
 
   
 
</div>
 
</div>

Revision as of 22:45, 23 June 2020

一旦 (yīdàn) is used to express what would happen after a certain condition is met. Usually it is used with 就. This grammar pattern expresses that once one thing happens, something else will happen.

Structure

This structure is similar to the English "once...then," as in "once the company goes bankrupt, your family will lose all its money."

一旦 + Condition,Subj. + 就 + Consequence

Examples

  • 一旦 我 找 好 的 工作,我 会 安心。Yīdàn wǒ zhǎo hǎo de gōngzuò, wǒ jiù huì ānxīn.Once I find a good job, then I'll be able to relax.
  • 这 张 桌子 不 稳定,一旦 发生 什么 小 小 的 振动, 会 倒塌。Zhè zhāng zhuōzi bù wěndìng,yīdàn fāshēng shénme xiǎo xiǎo de zhèndòng,jiù huì dǎotā.This table isn't very steady. Once there's even a small vibration, it will fall over.
  • 学习 计算机 科学 的 学生 很 自信,他们 一旦 毕业, 会 找到 很 好 的 工作。Xuéxí jìsuànjī kēxué de xuéshēng hěn zìxìn, tāmen yīdàn bìyè,jiù huì zhǎodào hěn hǎo de gōngzuò.Computer science students are very confident. Once they graduate, they will be able to find good jobs.
  • 千万 不 要 在 经济 泡沫 中 炒股,一旦 市场 崩溃,你 会 很 后悔 的!Qiān wàn bùyào zài jīngjì pàomò zhōng chǎogǔ,yīdàn shìchǎng bēngkuì, nǐ huì hěn hòuhuǐ de!You must absolutely not trade stocks in an economic bubble. Once the market collapses, you will regret it!

Notice in the last example there is no 就. Sometimes you can leave out the 就 and the context that the result will happen is pretty clear.

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5