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Chinese grammar

一旦 yídàn

Once (if ever); as soon as

一旦 A 就 B: once A happens, B follows.

In stories

  1. 一旦发现电池冒烟、鼓包或者发出异响,应立即远离,并拨打火警电话119。

    电动车为什么不能进电梯? · Why are e-bikes banned from lifts in China? HSK 6

  2. 原来他忽然想到:今日虽然逍遥,将来年老体衰,暗中自有阎王管着,一旦身亡,岂不白活一世?

    拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea

Read 电动车为什么不能进电梯?

What does 一旦 (yídàn) mean in Chinese?

Once (if ever); as soon as. 一旦 A 就 B: once A happens, B follows.

How common is 一旦?

It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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