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<p>&quot;等(到)&quot;意思相当于&quot;when&quot;引导的时间状语，后半句常常用&quot;再、就&quot;连接，也可以用&quot;才&quot;。用&quot;才&quot;的时候往往是在描述过去发生的事。</p>
<h2 id="usage-of-等到">Usage of 等(到)</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<p>等(到) + Time Word / [Verb Phrase] ，Subj. + 再 / 就 / 才 + Predicate</p>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li><em>等到</em> 大学 毕业 ，我 就 不 住 在 学校 里 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Děngdào</em> dàxué bìyè, wǒ jiù bù zhù zài xuéxiào lǐ le.</span><span class="trans">When I graduate from college, I don't live at school.</span></li>
<li><em>等到</em> 秋天 ，这些 树叶 就 会 变 黄 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Děngdào</em> qiūtiān, zhèxiē shùyè jiù huì biàn huáng.</span><span class="trans">When it is autumn, the leaves will have already become yellow.</span></li>
<li><em>等</em> 雨 停 我 再 出门 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Děng</em> yǔ tíng wǒ zài chūmén.</span><span class="trans">When the rain stops, then I will go outside.</span></li>
<li><em>等</em> 这个 项目 结束 ，我们 部门 会 开 派对 庆祝 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Děng</em> zhège xiàngmù jiéshù, wǒmen bùmén huì kāi pàiduì qìngzhù.</span><span class="trans">When this project is finished, our department can have a party to celebrate.</span></li>
<li><em>等</em> 你 当 了 爸爸 ，你 就 会 知道 做 父母 多么 不 容易。<span class="pinyin"><em>Děng</em> nǐ dāng le bàba, nǐ jiù huì zhīdào zuò fùmǔ duōme bù róngyì.</span><span class="trans">When you act as the father, you will become aware of how hard it is to be a parent.</span></li>
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<h2 id="usage-of-直到">Usage of 直到</h2>
<p>用于描述过去发生的事时，&quot;直到&quot;比&quot;等到&quot;更常用，后半句常常用&quot;才&quot;或&quot;都&quot;连接。</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<p>Affirmative:</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>直到 + Time Word / [Verb Phrase] ，Subj. + 才 + Predicate</p>
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<p>Negative:</p>
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<p>直到 + Time Word / [Verb Phrase] ，Subj. + 都 + 不 / 没 + Predicate</p>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><em>直到</em> 周五 晚上 ，我们 才 做好 这个 活动 方案 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> Zhōuwǔ wǎnshang, wǒmen cái zuòhǎo zhège huódòng fāng'àn.</span><span class="trans">It was not until Friday evening that we finished this activity program.</span></li>
<li><em>直到</em> 去 了 北京 ，他 才 知道 大城市 的 生活 多么 不容易 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> qù le Běijīng, tā cái zhīdào dàchéngshì de shēnghuó duōme bù róngyì.</span><span class="trans">It was not until he went to Beijing that he began to understand that life in a big city is not easy.</span></li>
<li><em>直到</em> 离开 家 ，我 才 知道 家 有 多 好。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> wǒ líkāi jiā de shíhou, wǒ cái zhīdào jiā yǒu duō hǎo.</span><span class="trans">I didn't realize how great it is to be at home until I left it.</span></li>
<li>我 认识 他 一年 多 了，<em>直到</em> 现在 ，我 都 不 知道 他 的 全名 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ rènshi tā yī nián duō le, <em>zhídào</em> xiànzài, wǒ dōu bù zhīdào tā de quánmíng.</span><span class="trans">I've known him for more than one year, but I still don't know his full name now.</span></li>
<li><em>直到</em> 他 死 ，我们 都 没 见 过 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídào</em> tā sǐ, wǒmen dōu méi jiàn guo.</span><span class="trans">We never met till his death.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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<p><a href="Category:**URGENT**" class="uri" title="wikilink">Category:**URGENT**</a> <a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p>