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title: "一…就… in Chinese Grammar: As soon as …, …, With Examples"
description: "一…就…: as soon as …, …. 一 A 就 B: B happens immediately after A. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 一…就…

As soon as …, …

一 A 就 B: B happens immediately after A.

## In stories

今天他太累了，**一上车就睡**了。

[坐错了车 · The wrong bus](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-wrong-bus-easy-chinese-story#library-word-42-47) HSK 2

从这以后，他有了一双“火眼金睛”，别人变成了什么，他**一看就知道**。

[大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/havoc-in-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-7#library-word-797-802) HSK 3

我太紧张了，**一开始就忘**了下一个动作。

[七十五岁的同学 · The kung fu class story: the oldest student](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/kung-fu-class-story-the-oldest-student#library-word-283-288) HSK 3

后来我**一碰猫就打喷嚏**，不能养了。”

[讨厌猫的钱阿姨 · The neighbour who hates cats](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-neighbour-who-hates-cats#library-word-189-196) HSK 3

[Read 坐错了车](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-wrong-bus-easy-chinese-story#library-word-42-47)

## More patterns

- [verb + 一 + verb … a little; give it a try](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-yi-v)
- [一…，…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-comma-jiu)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [一 + measure word (+ noun) + 也/都 + 不/没 not a single …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-cl-ye-bu)
- [跟/和…一样 the same as …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/gen-yiyang)
- [像…一样/似的 like …; as … as …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/xiang-yiyang)

## What does 一…就… mean in Chinese?

As soon as …, …. 一 A 就 B: B happens immediately after A.

## How common is 一…就…?

It comes up in 25 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

No. It shows which patterns a text uses and what each one does; it doesn’t mark errors. Paste a sentence you wrote to see whether it uses the pattern you meant.

## More free tools

- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Measure words](https://mandarinthewild.com/measure-words)
- [How hard is this text?](https://mandarinthewild.com/text-level)
- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.