Discussion of 一...就... [yī ... jiù ...] as soon as...,...; no sooner...than...; hardly...when... - Trainchinese

1 - In this post, we discuss the uses of 一…就…, an important structure composed of two correlative adverbs 一 and 就. This structure can be used to indicate successive relation or conditional relation. 1. 一…就… indicates that two events happen closely one after the other. The predicates connected by the two adverbs are verbs. The two adverbs have to be put after the subject and before the predicate. For example: Example 1. 我一回家，就睡觉了。 [phr] As soon as I went home, I went to sleep. Example 2. 你一进门，我就看见你了。 [phr] The very moment you came in, I saw you. 2. 一…就… indicates that under the condition given, a result stated will surely come into being. The two adverbs have to be put after the subject and before the predicate. For example: Example 3. 我一吃橘子，就胃痛。 [phr] Whenever I eat oranges my stomach aches.

本文旨在探讨由两个关联副词“一”与“就”构成的重要结构——一…就…的用法。该结构能够表达连续关系或条件关系。1. 一…就…结构表明两个事件紧密相继发生。由两个副词连接的谓语均为动词，且这两个副词需置于主语之后、谓语之前。例如：示例一：我一回家，就睡觉了。[短语]一回家，我便陷入梦乡。示例二：你一进门，我就看见你了。[短语]你踏入门坎之际，我便已目睹你的身影。2. 一…就…结构表明在既定条件下，所述结果必将产生。同样，这两个副词需置于主语之后、谓语之前。例如：示例三：我一吃橘子，就胃痛。[短语]每当食用橘子，我的胃便随之作痛。