Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
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Structure
想 + Verb + 就 + Verb
Examples
- 想去哪儿就去哪。
- 想做就做,不想做就不做。
- 你想吃什么就吃什么,我无所谓。
- 我想怎样就怎样,不关你的事。
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
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典(第5版) (p. 145) →buy