再不…就…了: a conditional warning
IntroducedThe train departure is approaching
- again / then再not不leave走，we / us我们then就to arrive late迟到(completed / change)了。 The speaker warns that further delay in leaving leads to being late.
- This conditional warning presses for timely action. It does not report that the group has already left or already arrived late.
Connect continued non-action to a consequence
- Use again / then再not不 + action，subject + then就 + consequence + (completed / change)了 in the familiar warning: you你again / then再not不variant of 复习复习，then就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了。
- Read not不 as part of the condition: if the action still does not happen soon, the consequence follows. Do not confuse it with ever again / any more再也not不, a strong no-repeat stance.
if … not now再不leave走then就late晚了。
____走，我们就迟到了。
再不走 supplies the condition of not leaving soon.
Identify condition and result separately
- In again / then再not不leave走，we / us我们then就to arrive late迟到(completed / change)了, the condition is not leaving soon; the warned result is lateness.
- The speaker connects the two, but the sentence alone does not give the departure time or prove how many minutes remain.
Which consequence is warned about in 再不走，我们就迟到了?
就迟到了 is the predicted result of continued delay.
Which part is the condition in 再不走，我们就迟到了?
Continued non-action is the condition.
The condition can involve nature
- again / then再不下雨，farm crop庄稼will就要干死(completed / change)了。 The warning concerns continued lack of rain and damage to crops.
- Rain is not a voluntary action by the listener. The pattern can warn about a developing situation as well as urge someone to act.
Which meaning is stated?
Identify the meaning and evidence in each complete example.
The warning alone proves that the group is already late.
It presents a conditional consequence.
Match the complete example to the stated meaning.
Read the action, context and the stated evidence.
再不下雨，庄稼就要干死了 can warn about a non-voluntary natural condition.
Rain need not be a listener-controlled action.
Contrast urgency with refusal
- if … not now再不to go去，then就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了 warns about delaying a visit. I / me我ever again / any more再也不去(completed / change)了 expresses a strong intention not to go again.
- The forms differ in both structure and purpose. A single English “not go” shortcut hides the distinction.
再不走就来不及了 alone states an exact departure time.
The deadline needs separate information.
State a useful warning
- If a deadline is essential, state it separately: train火车八点to open (transitive or…开，again / then再not不leave走then就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了。 The time makes the warning easier to assess.
- In a new example, identify the condition, predicted consequence and any actual deadline. A warning is not proof that the consequence has occurred.
In a new example, identify the condition, predicted consequence and any actual deadline. A warning is not proof that the consequence has occurred.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Which adds a checkable schedule to the warning?
八点 states the departure time.
Recall the situation: The train departure is approaching. Decide what the speaker wanted to communicate. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.