Chinese grammar - 'As soon as' using 一...就... (yī...jiù...) |
|||
|
|||
In Chinese, the pattern 一...就... (yī...jiù...) is used to express that one action immediately follows another. This pattern is similar to the English phrase 'as soon as.' This pattern is often used to express a sequence of events where the second action follows the first one very closely in time. |
| Examples: | |
|
我一到家，就给你打电话。
wǒ yí dào jiā,#jiù gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà. As soon as I arrive home, (I) will call you. |
|
|
她一到办公室，就开始工作。
tā yí dào bàngōngshì,#jiù kāishǐ gōngzuò. As soon as she gets to the office, (she) starts working. |
|
|
我们一到车站，就买车票。
wǒmen yí dào chēzhàn,#jiù mǎi chēpiào. As soon as we get to the station, (we) buy tickets.
|
|
|
你一准备好，我们就出发。
nǐ yì zhǔnbèi hǎo,#wǒmen jiù chūfā. As soon as you are ready, we will leave. |
|
|
孩子们一放学，就去公园玩。
háizimen yí fàngxué,#jiù qù gōngyuán wán. As soon as the kids finish school, (they) go to the park to play. |
|
|
我一到家，就给你打了电话。
wǒ yí dào jiā,#jiù gěi nǐ dǎ le diànhuà. As soon as I got home, (I) called you. |
|
|
他一听到消息，就告诉了我。
tā yì tīngdào xiāoxi,#jiù gàosù le wǒ. As soon as he heard the news, (he) told me. |
|
|
她一到办公室，就开始了工作。
tā yí dào bàngōngshì,#jiù kāishǐ le gōngzuò. As soon as she got to the office, (she) started working. |
|
|
我们一到车站，就买了车票。
wǒmen yí dào chēzhàn,#jiù mǎi le chēpiào. As soon as we got to the station, (we) bought tickets. |
|
|
你一准备好，我们就出发了。
nǐ yì zhǔnbèi hǎo,#wǒmen jiù chūfā le. As soon as you were ready, we left. |
|
|
他一有时间，就看书。
tā yì yǒu shíjiān,#jiù kàn shū. As soon as he had time, (he) read a book. |
|
|
他们一回到酒店，就休息了。
tāmen yì huí dào jiǔdiàn,#jiù xiūxī le. As soon as they returned to the hotel, (they) rested. |
|
|
孩子们一放学，就去了公园玩。
háizimen yí fàngxué,#jiù qù le gōngyuán wán. As soon as the kids finished school, (they) went to the park to play. |
|
|
你一说我就明白了。
nǐ yì shuō wǒ jiù míngbái le. As soon as you said (it), I understood. |
|
|
天一黑就下雨。
tiān yì hēi jiù xiàyǔ. It starts raining as soon as it gets dark.
|
|
|
我一听就知道了。
wǒ yì tīng jiù zhīdào le. I knew as soon as (I) heard (it). |
|
|
他一看书就困。
tā yí kàn shū jiù kùn. He feels sleepy as soon as he reads a book. |
|
|
你一到就给我打电话。
nǐ yí dào jiù gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. Call me as soon as you arrive. |
|
|
你一说我就明白了。
nǐ yì shuō wǒ jiù míngbái le. I understand as soon as you say it. |
|
|
我一到家就开始做饭。
wǒ yí dào jiā jiù kāishǐ zuò fàn. As soon as I got home, I started cooking. |
|
|
她一听到消息就哭了。
tā yì tīngdào xiāoxi jiù kū le. She cried as soon as she heard the news. |
|
|
你一进来我就知道。
nǐ yí jìnlái wǒ jiù zhīdào. I knew as soon as you came in. |
|
 |
|
