yi....jiu.....

pretzellogic
December 15, 2010, 07:17 PM posted in General Discussion

Basic sentence pattern:

S + yi+ V + O, jiù + V + O

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pretzellogic
December 18, 2010, 05:50 AM

S+yī +V + O, jiù + V + O

我 一 看见 他, 就 想 笑。

Wǒ yī kànjian tā, jiù xiǎng xiào.

As soon as I see him, I want to laugh.

These are the sentences from Qing wen. I merely cut and pasted the sentences into this italicized bold pattern to try and better see what is going in in how to contruct new sentences on your own.

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December 19, 2010, 01:07 PM

S +yī +V + O, jiù + V + O

我  一 回来北京,我就想去798艺术区

wǒ  yī huílái běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù 798 yīshùqù.

As soon as I return to Beijing, I would like to go to the 798 Art zone.

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pretzellogic

of course, it should actually read this way....

wǒ yī huílái běijīng, wǒ jiu4 xiǎng qù 798 yīshùqù.

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pretzellogic
December 18, 2010, 06:38 AM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

我      一      看见     你,        我   就      听iPod.

Wǒ     yī    kànjian nǐ,         wǒ    jiù     tīngiPod.

As soon as I see you,      I listen to the iPod.

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December 18, 2010, 10:15 AM

今天Clay        一    来,Amber  就  开始  唠叨。

Jīntiān Clay    yī   lái,   Amber jiù kāishǐ lāodao.

As soon as   Clay came today, Amber started nagging.

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December 19, 2010, 11:42 AM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

你   一    ,   醉。

Nǐ      hē,     jiù zuì.

As soon as you drink, you're drunk.

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December 19, 2010, 11:46 AM

 S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

我   一    吃     中国菜,  就吐

Wǒ yī chī Zhōngguócài jiù tù.

As soon as I eat Chinese food, I throw up.

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December 18, 2010, 06:31 AM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

你      一     看见     我,你的心      就   会怦怦跳吗?

Nǐ      yī    kànjian wǒ, nǐ de xīn jiù huì pēngpēng tiào ma?

As soon as you see me, your heart starts jumping a little?

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December 19, 2010, 11:55 AM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

春天   一     ,我 就   想去   烧烤。

Chūntiān yī lái, wǒ jiù xiǎng qù shāokǎo

As soon as spring comes, I would like to go barbeque.

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December 19, 2010, 11:58 AM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

你  一   ,就  知道

Nǐ yī kàn, jiù zhīdao.

As soon as you see, know.

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December 19, 2010, 12:02 PM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

一  学,        就会。

Yī xué,      jiù huì

As soon as studied, can

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December 19, 2010, 12:08 PM

S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

你     一     离开   ChinesePod, 我   就  离开

Nǐ yī líkāi ChinesePod, wǒ jiù líkāi le.

As soon as you leave ChinesePod, I leave ChinesePod.

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pretzellogic
December 19, 2010, 12:19 PM

Above endeth the cpod sentences. Below starteth the sentences.

S +yī +V + O, jiù + V + O

他 一 看到 游乐场,他 就 想玩

Tā yī1kàndào yóulèchǎng, tā jiu4 xiǎng qù wánr

As soon as he saw the playground, he wanted to go play.

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December 19, 2010, 11:51 AM

 S     +yī   +V +     O,                 jiù + V +   O

一洗,就不能穿。

Yī xǐ, jiù bùnéng chuān.

As soon as I wash, cannot wear/put on.