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When we want to express "to do something as one pleases", we can use the "想 + verb +就 + verb" form. | When we want to express "to do something as one pleases", we can use the "想 + verb +就 + verb" form. | ||
| − | == Structure == | + | == Basic Structure == |
| − | 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". What comes after the 想 and 就 are the same verb | + | 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". What comes after the 想 and 就 are the same verb. |
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| − | 想 + Verb + 就 + Verb | + | 想 + Verb (+ Object) + 就 + Verb (+ Object ) |
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* 你<em>想</em>来<em>就</em>来。<span class="trans">If you want to come, come.</span> | * 你<em>想</em>来<em>就</em>来。<span class="trans">If you want to come, come.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>想</em>做<em>就</em>做，不想做就不做。<span class="trans">Do what you want to do, don't do what you don't want to do.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>想</em>唱<em>就 大声 </em>唱，不 要 总是 小声 哼哼。<span class="trans">TRANSLATION</span> | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
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| + | == Structure with a question word == | ||
| + | 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 any specific thing. 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". | ||
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| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
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| + | 想 + question word + 就 + Verb + question word | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
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| + | <div class="liju"> | ||
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* <em>想</em>去哪儿<em>就</em>去哪。<span class="trans">Wherever you want to go, go there.</span> | * <em>想</em>去哪儿<em>就</em>去哪。<span class="trans">Wherever you want to go, go there.</span> | ||
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* 你<em>想</em>吃什么<em>就</em>吃什么，我无所谓。<span class="trans">Eat whatever you want, I don't care.</span> | * 你<em>想</em>吃什么<em>就</em>吃什么，我无所谓。<span class="trans">Eat whatever you want, I don't care.</span> | ||
* 我<em>想</em>怎样<em>就</em>怎样，不关你的事。<span class="trans">I will do it how I want to do it. It has nothing to do with you.</span> | * 我<em>想</em>怎样<em>就</em>怎样，不关你的事。<span class="trans">I will do it how I want to do it. It has nothing to do with you.</span> | ||
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When we want to express "to do something as one pleases", we can use the "想 + verb +就 + verb" form.
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Basic Structure
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". What comes after the 想 and 就 are the same verb.
想 + Verb (+ Object) + 就 + Verb (+ Object )
Examples
- 你想来就来。If you want to come, come.
- 想做就做，不想做就不做。Do what you want to do, don't do what you don't want to do.
- 想唱就 大声 唱，不 要 总是 小声 哼哼。TRANSLATION
Structure with a question word
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 any specific thing. 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".
想 + question word + 就 + Verb + question word
Examples
- 想去哪儿就去哪。Wherever you want to go, go there.
- 你想吃什么就吃什么，我无所谓。Eat whatever you want, I don't care.
- 我想怎样就怎样，不关你的事。I will do it how I want to do it. It has nothing to do with you.
See also
- Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
- Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"
- Expressing earliness with "jiu"
- Expressing indifference with "jiu"
- Limiting Scope with "jiu"
- "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
- Expressing "Anyway" as "fanzheng"
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语虚词例释 (p. 305)→buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (p. 272) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 145) →buy
