Expressing "only after" with "cai"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

These patterns using 才 are loosely related, and revolve around a meaning of "only when," "only after," "only then," or "not until." They suggest a condition without stating the condition as explicitly as in the pattern 只有……才…… . In these examples, you'll notice that the first half of the sentence involves some kind of "difficulty," usually involving spending a lot of time, money, or effort. The second half tells what was finally achieved after spending all that time, money, or effort. The English translation which tends to work most reliably for these sentences is "only after," but multiple translations are possible. Note that for each of these examples, events have already occurred . The fuller 只有……才…… pattern is more appropriate for the future or for hypothetical situations. This use of 才 is quite similar to the 才 used to express lateness . The two sort of blend together.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我花了八千块才买到了旅游的东西。 (wǒ huā le bā qiān kuài cái mǎi dào le lv̌yóu de dōngxī 。): "It took me 8,000 yuan to buy things for travel."
• 小明花了很多心思才设计出了这张海报。 (xiǎomíng huā le hěn duō xīnsī cái shèjì chū le zhè zhāng hǎibào 。): "It took Xiao Ming a lot of thought to design this poster."
• 他用了很多年才原谅了他的妈妈。 (tā yòng le hěn duō nián cái yuánliàng le tāde māmā 。): "It took him many years to forgive his mother."
• 那本书我看了两遍才看懂。 (nà běn shū wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn cái kàn dǒng 。): "I read that book twice before I understood it."
• 我去了三次北京才见到了那个客户。 (wǒ qù le sān cì běijīng cái jiàn dào le nàgè kèhù 。): "I went to Beijing three times before I saw the customer."

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