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一旦

yī dàn · yi dan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

她(tā)一(yí)旦(dàn)开(kāi)始(shǐ)说(shuō)话(huà)，就(jiù)很(hěn)难(nán)让(ràng)她(tā)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)。

Once she starts talking, she is hard to stop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

你(nǐ)一(yí)旦(dàn)不(bú)做(zuò)个(gè)乖(guāi)孩(hái)子(zi)，圣(shèng)诞(dàn)老(lǎo)人(rén)就(jiù)不(bú)会(huì)来(lái)噢(o)。

If you don't behave, Santa won't come.

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