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cái

才cáicái
only then
FromLesson 12inHardcore Chinese

Usages of cái

我们Wǒmen　必须bìxū　把bǎ　今天jīntiān　的de　练习liànxí　做zuò　得de　很hěn　清楚qīngchu，　明天míngtiān　复习fùxí　的de　时候shíhou　才cái　更gèng　简单jiǎndān。Wǒmen bìxū bǎ jīntiān de liànxí zuò de hěn qīngchu, míngtiān fùxí de shíhou cái gèng jiǎndān.
We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
她tā　量liáng　了le　体温tǐwēn　以后yǐhòu，　才cái　知道zhīdào　自己zìjǐ　发烧fāshāo　了le。tā liáng le tǐwēn yǐhòu, cái zhīdào zìjǐ fāshāo le.
After she took her temperature, she realized that she had a fever.
只有Zhǐyǒu　地址dìzhǐ　写xiě　得de　对duì，　快递kuàidì　才cái　会huì　送到sòngdào　我wǒ　家jiā。Zhǐyǒu dìzhǐ xiě de duì, kuàidì cái huì sòngdào wǒ jiā.
Only if the address is written correctly will the delivery be sent to my home.
只有Zhǐyǒu　先xiān　试试shìshi，　才cái　知道zhīdào　这个zhège　尺码chǐmǎ　是不是shìbushì　合身héshēn。Zhǐyǒu xiān shìshi, cái zhīdào zhège chǐmǎ shìbushì héshēn.
Only by trying it on first can you know whether this size fits.
只有Zhǐyǒu　先xiān　联系liánxì　客服kèfú，　我们wǒmen　才cái　知道zhīdào　怎么zěnme　退货tuìhuò。Zhǐyǒu xiān liánxì kèfú, wǒmen cái zhīdào zěnme tuìhuò.
Only by contacting customer service first can we know how to return it.
只有Zhǐyǒu　先xiān　登录dēnglù　账号zhànghào，　你nǐ　才cái　可以kěyǐ　下载xiàzǎi　文件wénjiàn。Zhǐyǒu xiān dēnglù zhànghào, nǐ cái kěyǐ xiàzǎi wénjiàn.
Only by logging into your account first can you download the file.
只有Zhǐyǒu　记住jìzhù　密码mìmǎ，　你nǐ　才cái　可以kěyǐ　很hěn　快kuài　登录dēnglù。Zhǐyǒu jìzhù mìmǎ, nǐ cái kěyǐ hěn kuài dēnglù.
Only if you remember the password can you log in quickly.
她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　在zài　镜子jìngzi　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ，　才cái　找到zhǎodào　钥匙yàoshi。tā chūmén qián zài jìngzi pángbiān zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, cái zhǎodào yàoshi.
Before going out, she searched for a long time by the mirror before finding her keys.
停水tíngshuǐ　直到zhídào　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　结束jiéshù。tíngshuǐ zhídào xiàwǔ cái jiéshù.
The water outage will not end until the afternoon.
物业wùyè　直到zhídào　收到shōudào　报修bàoxiū，　才cái　告诉gàosu　我wǒ　上门shàngmén　时间shíjiān。wùyè zhídào shōudào bàoxiū, cái gàosu wǒ shàngmén shíjiān.
Property management did not tell me the home-visit time until it received the repair request.
维修人员wéixiūrényuán　直到zhídào　检查jiǎnchá　了le　阀门fámén，　才cái　更换gēnghuàn　损坏sǔnhuài　的de　零件língjiàn。wéixiūrényuán zhídào jiǎnchá le fámén, cái gēnghuàn sǔnhuài de língjiàn.
The maintenance worker did not replace the damaged part until inspecting the valve.
直到zhídào　水管shuǐguǎn　维修wéixiū　好hǎo　了le，　供水gōngshuǐ　才cái　恢复huīfù。zhídào shuǐguǎn wéixiū hǎo le, gōngshuǐ cái huīfù.
The water supply was not restored until the water pipe had been repaired.
我wǒ　直到zhídào　看kàn　了le　报价bàojià，　才cái　缴费jiǎofèi。wǒ zhídào kàn le bàojià, cái jiǎofèi.
I did not pay the fee until I had seen the price quote.
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