<p>就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子.</p>
<p>You can not translate 一进街口 literally, 一进 actually means &quot;just/immediately entering&quot;. Here, &quot;一&quot; is not a classifier, but indicates a short moment of the action described by it, such as 一出來(just outside of), 一下子(suddenly).</p>
<p>一进街口 = immediately entering the street corner.</p>

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r13
<p>记得小时候，我家附近就有个小人书摊，就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子，里面用几块砖头支着粗糙的木头板子供人们坐着看书。</p>
<p>This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 20.</p>
<p>About the literal translation of this 就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子:</p>
<p>就是(was)一(a)进(classifier)街口(street entrance)靠(leaning against)墙(wall)的一(a)个小(small)棚子(shed)</p>
<p>I think I need much help to make it make sense. Why twice 一? 进 is a classifier (for the 街口) or it means in / into? I think I have perplexed all the sentence structure of [subject object verb adjective noun etc.].</p>

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Further to r13's excellent answer, "一进....", could, if you really want the "一" to be in there, be liken to the English's "upon first entering...."
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How to literally translate this 就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子?
# How to literally translate this 就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-22)

记得小时候，我家附近就有个小人书摊，就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子，里面用几块砖头支着粗糙的木头板子供人们坐着看书。

This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 20.

About the literal translation of this 就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子:

就是(was)一(a)进(classifier)街口(street entrance)靠(leaning against)墙(wall)的一(a)个小(small)棚子(shed)

I think I need much help to make it make sense. Why twice 一? 进 is a classifier (for the 街口) or it means in / into? I think I have perplexed all the sentence structure of [subject object verb adjective noun etc.].

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Further to r13's excellent answer, "一进....", could, if you really want the "一" to be in there, be liken to the English's "upon first entering...."  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-12-22. Score: 2

就是一进街口靠墙的一个小棚子.

You can not translate 一进街口 literally, 一进 actually means "just/immediately entering". Here, "一" is not a classifier, but indicates a short moment of the action described by it, such as 一出來(just outside of), 一下子(suddenly).

一进街口 = immediately entering the street corner.


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