再不 … 就 … 了 (last chance)
"If we don't go now…"
- again / then再not不 + Verb + then / just就 … (completed / change)了 = "if (we) don't … now/soon, then …".
- again / then再not不to walk走then / just就evening晚(completed / change)了 = "if we don't leave now, we'll be late."
- It warns that a last chance is closing.
again / then再not不 + Verb,then / just就 + Consequence + (completed / change)了
- again / then再not不…then / just就…(completed / change)了 presses for action before it's too late.
if … not now再不leave走then就late晚了。
- again / then再not不to walk走then / just就evening晚(completed / change)了 = "if we don't leave now, we'll be late."
Explore
Correct or broken?
再不 A 就 B 了 sounds the last call: act now, or B happens.
Practice
If we don't leave now, we'll be late: ____ 走就晚了。
再不 + Verb + 就 … 了 = if not now, then …: 再不走就晚了.
Practice
This pattern usually closes with 了.
Yes — 再不…就…了.
Recap
Key idea
- again / then再not不 + Verb + then / just就 … (completed / change)了 — "if (we) don't … now, then …"
- again / then再not不to walk走then / just就evening晚(completed / change)了 · again / then再不学then / just就there's not enough time (to…来不及(completed / change)了
- Warns a last chance is closing
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
再不…就…了 warns that…
再不学就来不及了 = if you don't study now, it'll be too late.