等...才
[主语/条件] + 等 + [动词/短语] + 才
Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.
[Variation: 肯定建议式]
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(不行) ── Previous context
“I'm waiting for Wang Yonggui. I'll say it when he's here.”
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(在思考哦) ── Previous context
“Hey, let Grandpa win one. You'll get a red envelope later.”
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(不然怎么会现在才放出来) ── Previous context
“When Zhao Lanxin challenged her, she forced him into the spotlight.”
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(而且男主也不是 会强迫别人嫁给他的那种) ── Previous context
“He'll wait until she's ready and willing before he asks.”
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(什么后果) ── Previous context
“You have to wait another five minutes to log in again.”
[Variation: 疑问反问式]
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(我很认真) ── Previous context
“Why can't we get her fortune read before she's born?”