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一下子 (yīxiàzi) can be used as an [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adverb adverb] meaning &quot;all at once.&quot; Because it inherently encompasses a sense of &quot;completion,&quot; it's typically going to be followed by a [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86 了] (le) later in the sentence.

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* [[#Used_as_.22All_at_Once.22|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Used as &quot;All at Once&quot;</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_as_.22Soon_and_Naturally.22|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Used as &quot;Soon and Naturally&quot;</span>]]
** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
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* [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]]
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== <span id="Used_as_.22All_at_Once.22" class="mw-headline">Used as &quot;All at Once&quot;</span> ==

一下子 (yīxiàzi) is a very informal expression to describe how fast things happened. It usually touches upon sudden or severe changes in a very short amount of time. Although 一下子 (yīxiàzi) is already quite informal, in colloquial Chinese 一下 (yīxià) can also be used to express the same thing.

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Subj. + 一下子 + Predicate + 了


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* 天气 ''一下子'' 变 冷 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tiānqì ''yīxiàzi'' biàn lěng '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">The weather suddenly got cold.</span>
* 他 ''一下子'' 吃 '''了''' 三 碗 米饭 。<span class="pinyin">Tā ''yīxiàzi'' chī '''le''' sān wǎn mǐfàn.</span><span class="trans">He ate three bowls of rice all at once.</span>
* 她 下楼 的时候 ''一下子'' 摔倒 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tā xiàlóu de shíhou ''yīxiàzi'' shuāidǎo '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">As she went down the stairs, she suddenly fell.</span>
* 我们 说话 的 时候 ，她 ''一下子'' 哭 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen shuōhuà de shíhou, tā ''yīxiàzi'' kū '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">She burst into tears when we were talking.</span>
* 她 上 个 月 ''一下子'' 瘦 '''了''' 很 多 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shàng gè yuè ''yīxiàzi'' shòu '''le''' hěn duō.</span><span class="trans">Last month, she lost a lot of weight all at once.</span>


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== <span id="Used_as_.22Soon_and_Naturally.22" class="mw-headline">Used as &quot;Soon and Naturally&quot;</span> ==

一下子 (yíxiàzi), followed with [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1 就] (jiù), usually implies that things happened very quickly, naturally, and easily. Again, 一下 (yīxià) can also be used instead of 一下子 (yīxiàzi).

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Subj. + 一下子 + 就 + Predicate + 了


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* 老师 进来 以后 ，大家 ''一下子'' '''就''' 安静 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī jìnlái yǐhòu, dàjiā ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' ānjìng '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">Everyone became silent after the teacher came in.</span>
* 听 他 说 完 ，我 ''一下子'' '''就''' 明白 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tīng tā shuō wán, wǒ ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' míngbai '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">After hearing him out, I understood everything all at once.</span>
* 他 是 最 高 的 ，我 ''一下子'' '''就''' 看到 他 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì zuì gāo de, wǒ ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' kàndào tā '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">He is the tallest. I spotted him right away.</span>
* 拍 完 那 部 电影 ，他 ''一下子'' '''就''' 出名 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Pāi wán nà bù diànyǐng, tā ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' chūmíng '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">He became very famous soon after that movie came out.</span>
* 看到 那 张 照片 ，我 ''一下子'' '''就''' 想 起来 '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Kàndào nà zhāng zhàopiàn, wǒ ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' xiǎng qǐlái '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">It all came back to me when I saw that picture.</span>


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== <span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span> ==

* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verb_reduplication_with_yi Verb reduplication with yi]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verb_reduplication Verb reduplication]

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