每逢…
every time … comes round; whenever
Structure
每逢／每当 时间或情况 ， （都） …
What it means
Whenever a certain date, occasion or situation comes round, something regularly happens. It stresses a repeated, often traditional link.
How it is built
每逢 + date or occasion，(subject) + 都／就 + verb: 每逢春节，我们都回老家 (Every Spring Festival we go back home). 每当 + clause (+ 的时候): 每当听到这首歌的时候….
When to use it
Both are more written than 每次. 每逢 takes a date or occasion: 佳节, 周末, 下雨天. 每当 takes a clause, often ending 的时候. Classic line: 每逢佳节倍思亲 (at every festival I miss my family more).
Watch out
每逢 takes an occasion, not a full clause: ✗ 每逢我听到这首歌 ✓ 每当我听到这首歌. The main clause usually needs 都 or 就.
Examples
每逢中秋，人们都会想起家人。
Every Mid-Autumn people think of their families.
每当听到这首歌，我就想起大学的生活。
Whenever I hear this song I think of university.
Learn this in Lesson 32 · HSK 5–6: 传统节日 (The traditional festivals)
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