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yī

一yīyī
as soon as
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Usages of yī

我Wǒ　一yì　回家huíjiā　就jiù　开kāi　电视diànshì　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。Wǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
她Tā　一yí　下课xiàkè　就jiù　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　一起yìqǐ　上网shàngwǎng。Tā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.
我们Wǒmen　一yì　吃完chīwán　晚饭wǎnfàn　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　一下yíxià。Wǒmen yì chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
As soon as we finish dinner, we go for a walk in the park.
他Tā　一yì　忙máng　就jiù　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.
Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　一yì　起床qǐchuáng　就jiù　上网shàngwǎng　或者huòzhě　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.

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