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旦

In case (sth happens) in Chinese: 一旦 (yī dàn)

yī dàn

in case (sth happens)

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1in case (sth happens)
  2. 2if
  3. 3once (sth happens, then...)
  4. 4when
  5. 5in a short time
  6. 6in one day

Stroke order

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一
旦

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄉㄢˋ

dàn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 一旦 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 一旦过了河, 你就安全了。

    yí dàn guò le hé, nǐ jiù ān quán le。

    Once across the river, you are safe.

  • 一旦养成了坏习惯，就很难改回来了。

    yí dàn yǎng chéng le huài xí guàn， jiù hěn nán gǎi huí lái le。

    A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.

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Related words

一

yī

one

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

一切

yī qiè

everything

统一

tǒng yī

to unify

万一

wàn yī

just in case

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