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<p>一下子 (yīxiàzi) can be used as an <a href="adverb" class="uri"
title="wikilink">adverb</a> meaning "all at once." It has to come
at the beginning of the sentence.</p>
<h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<p>一下子 (yīxiàzi) is a very informal expression to describe how fast
things happened. In colloquial Chinese, "一下" is also used.</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 一下子 + Verb + 了</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>他 <em>一下子</em> 吃 了 三 碗 米饭。<span class="pinyin">Tā
<em>yīxiàzi</em> chī le sān wǎn mǐfàn.</span><span class="trans">He
ate three bowls of rice all at once.</span></li>
<li>天气 <em>一下子</em> 变 冷 了。<span class="pinyin">Tiānqì
<em>yīxiàzi</em> biàn lěng le.</span><span class="trans">The
weather is suddenly getting cold.</span></li>
<li>她 下楼 的时候 不 小心，<em>一下子</em> 摔倒 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā xiàlóu
de shíhou bù xiǎoxīn, <em>yīxiàzi</em> shuāidǎo
le.</span><span class="trans">She wasn't careful going down the
stairs, and suddenly fell.</span></li>
<li>这 些 问题 不 可能 <em>一下</em> 都 解决。<span class="pinyin">Zhè xiē wèntí
bù kěnéng <em>yīxià</em> dōu jiějué.</span><span class=
"trans">These problems can't be solved all at once.</span></li>
<li>她 在 美国 的 第 一 个 月<em>一下</em> 瘦 了 十 斤。 <span class="expl">One
"jin" = 500g</span><span class="pinyin">Tā zài Měiguó de dì yī gè
yuè <em>yīxià</em> shòu le shí jīn.</span><span class="trans">She
lost ten jin the first month she was in the USA.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="used-with-就">Used with 就</h2>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 一下子 + 就 + Verb + 了</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>听 他 说 完，我 <em>一下子</em> 就 明白 了。<span class="pinyin">Tīng tā shuō
wán, wǒ <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù míngbai le.</span><span class=
"trans">After hearing him out, I understood everything all at
once.</span></li>
<li>他 是 最 高 的，我 <em>一下</em> 就 看到 他 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì
zuì gāo de, wǒ <em>yīxià</em> jiù kàndào tā le.</span><span class=
"trans">He is the tallest. I spotted him right away.</span></li>
<li>拍 完 那 部 电影 以后，他 <em>一下子</em> 就 出名 了。<span class="pinyin">Pāi
wán nà bù diànyǐng yǐhòu, tā <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù chūmíng
le.</span><span class="trans">He became very famous soon after that
movie.</span></li>
<li>他 的 新 书 很 受 欢迎，<em>一下</em> 就 卖 了 三 千 本。<span class="pinyin">Tā
de xīn shū hěn shòu huānyíng, <em>yīxià</em> jiù mài le sān qiān
běn.</span><span class="trans">His new book is very popular. Three
thousand books were sold all at once.</span></li>
<li>老师 给 了 我 一点 提示，我 <em>一下子</em> 就 想 起来 了。<span class=
"pinyin">Lǎoshī gěi le wǒ yīdiǎn tíshì, wǒ <em>yīxiàzi</em> jiù
xiǎng qǐlai le.</span><span class="trans">The teacher gave me a
little hint. I recalled it right away.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="Verb_reduplication_with_yi" title="wikilink">Verb
reduplication with yi</a></li>
<li><a href="Verb_reduplication" title="wikilink">Verb
reduplication</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title=
"wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (p.
126) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276385">
→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> (p. 206)<a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p>
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