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[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%AD%89%E5%88%B0 等到], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%AD%89 等], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%88%B0 到], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1 就], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%86%8D 再], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%89%8D 才] </div></li> <li><div class="ibox-label"> Translations </div> <div class="ibox-info"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/When when], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Until until] </div></li></ul> <div class="ibox-image"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/File:Chinese-grammar-wiki%EF%BC%8Ddeng.jpg [[File:Expressing%20%22when%22%20with%20%22dengdao%22%20-%20Chinese%20Grammar%20Wiki_fichiers/300px-Chinese-grammar-wikideng.jpg|300x300px|Chinese-grammar-wiki－deng.jpg]]] </div> </div> The word 等到 (děngdào) can trip up 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This is a pattern that appears in complex sentences, with 等到 acting as a [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Conjunction conjunction] and appearing in the first part as the first word in the sentence. <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> == Contents == <span class="toctoggle"> [[[#|hide]]] </span> </div> * [[#Used_for_the_Future|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Used for the Future</span>]] ** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]] ** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]] * [[#Used_for_the_Past|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Used for the Past</span>]] ** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]] ** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]] * [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]] ** [[#Books|<span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>]] </div> == <span id="Used_for_the_Future" class="mw-headline">Used for the Future</span> == === <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> === <div class="jiegou"> 等(到) + Time / Event ，Subj. + 再 / 就 + Predicate </div> The [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate predicate] part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective. === <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> === <div class="liju"> * ''等到'' 你 感觉 不 舒服 '''就''' 晚 了。<span class="pinyin">''Děngdào'' nǐ gǎnjué bù shūfu '''jiù''' wǎn le.</span><span class="trans">It will be too late when you start feeling not well.</span> * ''等'' 雨 停 了 我 '''再''' 出门 。<span class="pinyin">''Děng'' yǔ tíng le wǒ '''zài''' chūmén.</span><span class="trans">When the rain stops, then I will go outside.</span> * ''等到'' 秋天 ，这些 树叶 '''就''' 会 变 黄 。<span class="pinyin">''Děngdào'' qiūtiān, zhèxiē shùyè '''jiù''' huì biàn huáng.</span><span class="trans">When it is autumn, the leaves will have already become yellow.</span> * ''等'' 做完 这个 项目 ，我 '''就''' 休假 。<span class="pinyin">''Děng'' zuò wán zhège xiàngmù, wǒ '''jiù''' xiūjià.</span><span class="trans">I will take a vacation when I complete doing this project.</span> * ''等到'' 老板 签 了 字 ，我 '''再''' 做 安排 。<span class="pinyin">''Děngdào'' lǎobǎn qiān le zì, wǒ '''zài''' zuò ānpái.</span><span class="trans">I will make arrangements when the boss signs the paper.</span> </div> == <span id="Used_for_the_Past" class="mw-headline">Used for the Past</span> == === <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> === <div class="jiegou"> 等(到) + Time / Event ，Subj. + 才 + Predicate </div> === <span id="Examples_2" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> === <div class="liju"> * ''等'' 我 回 了 家 ，'''才''' 发现 手机 忘 在 了 出租车 上 。<span class="pinyin">''Děng'' wǒ huí le jiā, '''cái''' fāxiàn shǒujī wàng zài le chūzūchē shàng.</span><span class="trans">I didn't realize I left my cellphone in the taxi until I got home.</span> * ''等到'' 孩子 上 了 小学 ，她 '''才''' 开始 工作 。<span class="pinyin">''Děngdào'' háizi shàng le xiǎoxué, tā '''cái''' kāishǐ gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">She didn't start working until her children went to elementary school.</span> * ''等'' 学生 都 安静 了 ，老师 '''才''' 开始 上课 。<span class="pinyin">''Děng'' xuéshēng dōu ānjìng le, lǎoshī '''cái''' kāishǐ shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">The teacher didn't begin the class until the students all became quiet.</span> * ''等'' 他 有 了 孩子 ，'''才''' 知道 做 父母 多么 不 容易 。<span class="pinyin">''Děng'' tā yǒu le háizi, '''cái''' zhīdào zuò fùmǔ duōme bù róngyì.</span><span class="trans">It wasn't until he had a child that he realized how hard it is to be a parent.</span> * ''等到'' 他 到 家 了 ，'''才''' 发现 他 没有 带 钥匙 。<span class="pinyin">''Děngdào'' tā de le áizhèng, '''cái''' yìshí 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