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The word 等到 (děngdào) can trip up learners, because while it can literally mean &quot;wait until,&quot; it also has the less literal translation meaning &quot;when (the time comes)&quot; or &quot;by the time.&quot; 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.

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等(到) + Time / Event ，Subj. + 再 / 就 + Predicate


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* ''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>


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等(到) + Time / Event ，Subj. + 才 + Predicate


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* ''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 dào jiànkāng yǒu duō bǎoguì.</span><span class="trans">It wasn't until he got home that he found that he didn't have his keys.</span>


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