When time is running out and you need to emphasize that someone needs to act now or else something bad is going to happen, that's when you know you need the pattern 再不…… 就…… (zàibù... jiù...)! Structure: (Subj. +) 再不 …… 就 ……（了） What comes right after 再不 is the action that needs to be taken now. What comes after 就 is the dire consequences which will immediately result is that action is not taken. Technically this pattern is just a combination of the "again" in the future 再 and the 就 for expressing "then". But somehow this pattern does not easily come to mind for most learners when you want to express "if you don't... now.... then..." so it gets its own grammar point. Examples: Note that there is a sense of urgency in each of these sentences, even if the word 现在 isn't present. That's why an implied "now" has been added in for some English translations. 你再不走，我就叫保安了。(nǐ zài bù zǒu, wǒ jiù jiào bǎoān le) = If you don't leave now, I'm going to call security. 再不走我们开会就要迟到了。(zài bù zǒu wǒmen kāihuì jiù yào chídào le) = If we don't leave now, we will be late for our meeting. 你再不努力，你就会被淘汰。(nǐ zài bù nǔlì, nǐ jiù huì bèi táotài) = If you don't start working hard, you're going to get eliminated. 火车快开了，再不检票就来不及了。(huǒchē kuài kāi le, zài bù jiǎnpiào jiù láibují le) = The train is about to leave! If we don't get our tickets checked now, we're not going to make it. 今年最后一 次优惠， 再不抢就没了。(jīnnián zuìhòu yī cì yōuhuì, zài bù qiǎng jiù méi le) = It's the final sale of the year. If you don't grab it, it'll be gone! 你快告诉他，不要让他误会，再不说就真的误会了。(nǐ kuài gàosu tā, bùyào ràng tā wùhuì, zài bù shuō jiù zhēnde wùhuì le) = Hurry up and tell him; don't let him get the wrong idea. If you don't tell him now he's really going to get the wrong message. 你再不学习，下个月就没有生活费了。(Nǐ zài bù xuéxí, xià gè yuè jiù méiyǒu shēnghuófèi le) = If you don't study, you won't have an allowance to live on next month. 你再不打电话，你就失去这个机会了。(nǐ zài bù dǎ diànhuà, nǐ jiù shīqù zhège jīhuì le) = If you don't call now, you're going to miss out on this opportunity. 如果我们现在再不去旅游，以后就更没有机会了。(rúguǒ wǒmen xiànzài zài bù qù lǚyóu, yǐhòu jiù gèng méiyǒu jīhuì le) = If we don't travel now, we won't have the opportunity in the future. # Our teachers # More than 10 years teaching experience Master Degree Certificate for teaching chinese as a foreign language   # About us # Founded in 2007 Chinese test and training center 200+ Chinese teachers 5000+ students  # Contact us# Name:fiona Phone number:021-52287809,13918358891 E-mail:info@mandarinmorning.com www.mandarinmorning.com If you are interested to join Mandarin Morning school or want more details about our services, scan the following QR code. ☟   Mandarin Morning Chinese test center attached to Confucius institute headquarters Authorized Test Center and Training Center for International Chinese Language Teacher Certificater 10 years+ ，200 teachers ，more 10000 students，200+companies  |
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