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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī...jiù...

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ... ㄐㄧㄡˋ ...

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹...zau⁶...

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī...jiù... [Phonetic: yí...jiù...]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ... ㄐㄧㄡˋ ...
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi...jiòu...
    • Wade–Giles: i¹...-chiu⁴...
    • Yale: yī-...-jyòu-...
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i...jiow...
    • Palladius: и...цзю... (i...czju...)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹...zau⁶...
    • Yale: yāt...jauh...
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷...dzau⁶...
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹...zeo⁶...
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

Adverb

一……就……

1. as soon as; no sooner...than...; once...

   你一看就知道了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Nǐ yī kàn jiù zhīdào le. [Pinyin]

   You'll know once you see it.

   你一睇就明㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   nei⁵ jat¹ tai² zau⁶ ming⁴ gaa³ laa³. [Jyutping]

   You'll understand 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

• 一旦 (yīdàn)