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Grammar Pattern Profile · deng-dao-jiu
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等到...就...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 1 clips
Structure: [主语/条件] + 等到 + [动词/短语] + 就
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 上 (1) → 📌 上门 (1) → 📌 到 (1) → 📌 找上门 (1) → 📌 晚了 (1) → 📌 等到 (1) →

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等到警察找上门就晚了
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等到 警察找上门 就 晚了

(只会更糟) ── Previous context

“Once the police come to us,”

《迷墙》 · 23:31 [警匪刑侦]
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