B1 · Grammar reference · ASGTFUD0
Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
This pattern tells us that as soon as one thing happens, then another thing happens immediately afterwards. You mark the two events with 一 (yī) and 就 (jiù).
- Keywords
- 一 · 就
- Used for
- Sequencing events in time · Indicating conditions · Indicating cause and effect
- Classification
- HSK4
Examples (10)
饿死了，我一下课就要去吃午饭。
你能不能一下班就去接孩子？
妈妈一到家就去做饭了。
老师一来大家就不说话了。
我一进门，小狗就跑了过来。
我一想到这件事就不高兴。
她一生气就脸红。
你怎么一吃火锅就拉肚子？
他一上英语课就想睡觉。
一说到物理，我就头疼。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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