Usages of yī
我 一 回家 就 开 电视 看 电影。Wǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
她 一 下课 就 跟 同学 一起 上网。Tā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.
我们 一 吃完 晚饭 就 去 公园 走 一下。Wǒmen yì chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
As soon as we finish dinner, we go for a walk in the park.
他 一 忙 就 想 喝 咖啡。Tā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.
Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.
周末 我们 一 起床 就 上网 或者 看 电影。zhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.
这家 店 的 人 很 有礼貌， 一 进门 就 笑 着 跟 我们 说 “你好”。zhèjiā diàn de rén hěn yǒulǐmào, yí jìnmén jiù xiào zhe gēn wǒmen shuō “nǐhǎo".
The people in this shop are very polite; as soon as you walk in, they smile and say “hello” to us.
我 一 进门 就 看见 她 了。wǒ yí jìnmén jiù kànjiàn tā le.
As soon as I walked in, I saw her.
闹钟 一 响， 我 就 起床 了。nàozhōng yì xiǎng, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le.
As soon as the alarm clock went off, I got up.
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