<blockquote>
<p>&quot;从此我一听到“拔”那个字就记起你&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;from now on&quot; is translated as &quot;從今以後&quot;, not just &quot;从此&quot; (since this moment/ since that moment)</p>
<p>&quot;记起&quot; means &quot;remember&quot;, you should use &quot;会想起&quot; (will think of) instead</p>
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<p>~</p>
<blockquote>
<p>在牙医时</p>
<p>&quot;牙医&quot; means &quot;dentist&quot;, which is a person, you should either write &quot;在牙医診所时&quot; (when you were at the dentist's office) or &quot;去看牙医时&quot; (when you went to see the dentist)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>~</p>
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<p>拔出牙齿 should be reduced to &quot;拔牙&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;拔牙&quot; is a common verb</p>
</blockquote>
<p>~</p>
<blockquote>
<p>從今以後，我一听到“拔”这个字，就会想起你在牙医診所拔牙</p>
<p>From now on, whenever I hear the word &quot;pull&quot;, I will think of when you were at the dentist's office getting your teeth pulled</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It is a good enough sentence, however &quot;你在牙医診所拔牙&quot; is an &quot;image/ scene&quot; in your mind, which is the object for the verb &quot;想起&quot;. Therefore, a better sentence should be:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>從今以後，我一听到“拔”这个字，就会想起你在牙医診所拔牙这件事</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Use 这件事 (this event) instead of 那件事 (that event) because it is an immediate respond to the event you just heard of.</em></p>
<p><em>Use “拔”这个字 (the word &quot;pull&quot;) instead of “拔”那个字 (that word &quot;pull&quot;)</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p>從今以後我一听到“拔”这个字就会想起你在牙医診所拔牙的情況/情景</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Replace 情況 (situation) or 情景(scene) with 慘況 (horrible scene) would sound much more dramatic</em></p>

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<p>My Chinese colleague wrote to me on WeChat:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我刚刚拔了三颗门牙<br>
  I just had three teeth pulled out</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I attempted to reply, but I think I totally botched it:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>从来每一次我听到“拔”我会想你在牙医时。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I was trying to say</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>From now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I realize now that 从来 should be <a href="http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E4%BB%8E%E6%AD%A4/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">从此</a> (cóngcǐ; henceforth), but the rest of the sentence feels rather uncomfortable to me.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: How do I say "from now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist"?</p>

<p>Being a bit more careful, I came up with this attempt:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>从此我一听到“拔”那个字就记起你在牙医时拔出牙齿。</p>
</blockquote>

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"From now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist." I'm not sure what's the point you are trying to make. The sentence is quite 'English'. It seems a bit awkward when it becomes Chinese.
dan
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It’s a new character for me, so whenever I see 拔 in the future and think about what it’s associated with, I’ll only have one memory, namely my colleague going to the dentist.
Becky 李蓓
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Then try: 我今后再碰到“拔”这个字，可能就会想到你拔牙这事。
dan
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How do I say "from now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist"?
# How do I say "from now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-18)

My Chinese colleague wrote to me on WeChat:

> 我刚刚拔了三颗门牙  
> I just had three teeth pulled out

I attempted to reply, but I think I totally botched it:

> 从来每一次我听到“拔”我会想你在牙医时。

I was trying to say

> From now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist.

I realize now that 从来 should be [从此](http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E4%BB%8E%E6%AD%A4/) (cóngcǐ; henceforth), but the rest of the sentence feels rather uncomfortable to me.

**Question**: How do I say "from now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist"?

Being a bit more careful, I came up with this attempt:

> 从此我一听到“拔”那个字就记起你在牙医时拔出牙齿。

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "From now on, every time I hear 拔, I will think of you going to the dentist." I'm not sure what's the point you are trying to make. The sentence is quite 'English'. It seems a bit awkward when it becomes Chinese.  
> **username_0**: It’s a new character for me, so whenever I see 拔 in the future and think about what it’s associated with, I’ll only have one memory, namely my colleague going to the dentist.  
> **username_1**: Then try: 我今后再碰到“拔”这个字，可能就会想到你拔牙这事。  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-10-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> "从此我一听到“拔”那个字就记起你"
>
> "from now on" is translated as "從今以後", not just "从此" (since this moment/ since that moment)
>
> "记起" means "remember", you should use "会想起" (will think of) instead

~

> 在牙医时
>
> "牙医" means "dentist", which is a person, you should either write "在牙医診所时" (when you were at the dentist's office) or "去看牙医时" (when you went to see the dentist)

~

> 拔出牙齿 should be reduced to "拔牙"
>
> "拔牙" is a common verb

~

> 從今以後，我一听到“拔”这个字，就会想起你在牙医診所拔牙
>
> From now on, whenever I hear the word "pull", I will think of when you were at the dentist's office getting your teeth pulled

It is a good enough sentence, however "你在牙医診所拔牙" is an "image/ scene" in your mind, which is the object for the verb "想起". Therefore, a better sentence should be:

> 從今以後，我一听到“拔”这个字，就会想起你在牙医診所拔牙这件事

*Use 这件事 (this event) instead of 那件事 (that event) because it is an immediate respond to the event you just heard of.*

*Use “拔”这个字 (the word "pull") instead of “拔”那个字 (that word "pull")*

> 從今以後我一听到“拔”这个字就会想起你在牙医診所拔牙的情況/情景

*Replace 情況 (situation) or 情景(scene) with 慘況 (horrible scene) would sound much more dramatic*


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