Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

When we want to express "to do something as one pleases," we can use the "想 (xiǎng) verb 就 (jiù) verb " pattern. This structure is similar to how we would say in English, "whatever I want to eat, I eat" or, "wherever I want to go, I go." The verb that comes after the 想 and the 就 are the same verb. 想 + Verb + 就 + Verb You can also add in a question word, like 什么, 哪儿, or 怎么. When this is the case, the pronouns don't necessarily refer to anything specific. They can be seen more as words like "whatever" or "wherever." This way, question pronouns (什么,谁,什么时候,etc) serve as "indefinite references."

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 想吃就吃。 (xiǎng chī jìu chī 。): "Eat if you want."
• 想走就走吧。 (xiǎng zǒu jìu zǒu ba 。): "Just go if you want to go."
• 想买就买，不用问我。 (xiǎng mǎi jìu mǎi ，bùyòng wèn wǒ 。): "Buy it if you want, without asking me."
• 别害怕，想说就说。 (bié hàipà ，xiǎng shuō jìu shuō 。): "Don't be afraid, just talk."
• 想做就做，考虑那么多干吗？ (xiǎng zuò jìu zuò ，kǎolv̀ nàyāo duō gānma ？): "Just do it if you want, why do you think so much?"

Estude esta lição interativamente com áudio e karaokê acústico no Rami Mandarim Grátis.