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  1. <p>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.</p>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <p>This structure is similar to the English &quot;once...then,&quot; as in &quot;once the company goes bankrupt, your family will lose all its money.&quot;</p>
  4. <div class="jiegou">
  5. <p>一旦 + Condition,Subj. + 就 + Consequence</p>
  6. </div>
  7. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
  8. <div class="liju">
  9. <ul>
  10. <li><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></li>
  11. <li>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></li>
  12. <li>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></li>
  13. <li>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></li>
  14. </ul>
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  16. <p>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.</p>
  17. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  18. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  19. <ul>
  20. <li><a href="Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(汉语常用格式330例)" title="wikilink">Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)</a> (p. 262)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7802006473">→buy</a></li>
  21. </ul>
  22. <p> </p>
  23. <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p>