<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>This pattern tells us that <strong>as soon as</strong> one thing happened, then <strong>another thing happened</strong> immediately afterwards. You mark the two events with 一 (yī) and 就 (jiù).</p> <h2 id="used-as-as-soon-as">Used as "as soon as"</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>The pattern involves two different events, the first preceded by "一," and then the second event, which follows in quick succession, preceded by 就.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 一 + Event 1，就 + Event 2</p> </div> <p>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.</p> <p>Note that it can be used</p> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>饿 死了，我 <em>一</em> 下课 <em>就</em> 要 去 吃 午饭 。<span class= "pinyin">È sǐ le, wǒ <em>yī</em> xiàkè <em>jiù</em> yào qù chī wǔfàn.</span><span class="trans">I'm starved. I will go to lunch as soon as the class is over.</span></li> <li>你 能 不 能 <em>一</em> 下班 <em>就</em> 去 接 孩子 ？<span class= "pinyin">Nǐ néng bu néng <em>yī</em> xiàbān <em>jiù</em> qù jiē háizi?</span><span class="trans">Can you go to pick up the kid as soon as you get off work?</span></li> <li>妈妈 <em>一</em> 到 家 <em>就</em> 去 做饭 了 。<span class="pinyin">Māma <em>yī</em> dào jiā <em>jiù</em> qù zuòfàn le.</span><span class= "trans">As soon as mother arrived home, she went to cook dinner.</span></li> <li>老师 <em>一</em> 来 大家 <em>就</em> 不 说话 了。<span class= "pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>yī</em> lái dàjiā <em>jiù</em> bù shuōhuà le.</span><span class="trans">As soon as the teacher came , everyone stopped talking.</span></li> <li>我 <em>一</em> 进门 ，小狗 <em>就</em> 跑 了 过来 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yī</em> jìn mén, xiǎogǒu <em>jiù</em> pǎo le guòlái.</span><span class="trans">As soon as I walked into the door, the puppy ran over to me.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="used-as-every-time">Used as "Every Time"</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <p>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.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 一 + Situation / Reason，就 + Result</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li><em>一</em> 不 让 弟弟 玩 iPad ，他 <em>就</em> 哭 。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Yī</em> bù ràng dìdi 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></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E6%A0%BC%E5%BC%8F330%E4%BE%8B)" title="wikilink">Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)</a> (pp. 184) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7802006473"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_2_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC2)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)</a> (pp. 240) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp.169) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 206-7) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 88-9) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 85-7) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）</a> (pp. 173, 189)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>