一……就……

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
simp. and trad.
(一……就……)		 一 … … 就 … …

Pronunciation

Adverb

一……就……

  1. as soon as; no sooner...than...; once...
    你一看就知道了。  ―  Nǐ yī kàn jiù zhīdào le.  ―  You'll know once you see it.
    他一吃完飯就打籃球去了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他一吃完饭就打篮球去了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yī chī wán fàn jiù dǎ lánqiú qù le. [Pinyin]
    He went to play basketball right after finishing his meal.

Synonyms
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