B1 · Grammar reference · ASGDUZ55
Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
When we want to express "to do something as one pleases," we can use the "想 (xiǎng) verb 就 (jiù) verb" pattern.
- Keywords
- 就 · 想 · 如果
- Used for
- Expressing desires · Expressing attitude
- Classification
- HSK3
Examples (10)
想吃就吃。
想走就走吧。
想买就买，不用问我。
别害怕，想说就说。
想做就做，考虑那么多干吗？
想去哪儿就去哪儿。
想请谁就请谁。
想什么时候来就什么时候来。
想点什么就点什么，我请客。
这些钱我想怎么花就怎么花。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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