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[Expressing desires](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_desires), [Expressing attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)

Keywords

[就](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1), [想](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%83%B3), [如果](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%A6%82%E6%9E%9C)

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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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- [1 Basic Pattern](#Basic_Pattern "wikilink") - [1.1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [1.2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [2 Advanced Pattern](#Advanced_Pattern "wikilink") - [2.1 Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink") - [2.2 Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink") - [4.2 Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")

Basic 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." What comes after the 想 and 就 are the same verb. ### Structure

想 + Verb + 就 + Verb

### Examples

- *想* 吃 *就* 吃。*Xiǎng* chī *jiù* chī.If you want to eat, help yourself. - *想* 走 *就* 走吧。*Xiǎng* zǒu *jiù* zǒu ba. Leave if you want to. - *想* 买 *就* 买，不用问我。*Xiǎng* mǎi *jiù* mǎi, bùyòng wèn wǒ.If you want to buy, go ahead. You don't need to ask me. - 别害怕，*想* 说 *就* 说。Bié hàipà, *xiǎng* shuō *jiù* shuō.Don't be afraid. If you want to say, say it. - *想* 做 *就* 做，考虑那么多干吗？*Xiǎng* zuò *jiù* zuò, kǎolǜ nàme duō gànmá?If you want to do it, do it. Why would you consider so much?

Advanced Pattern ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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." ### Structure

想 + \[Question Word\] + 就 + \[Question Word\]

### Examples

- *想* 去 **哪儿** *就* 去 **哪儿** 。*Xiǎng* qù **nǎr** *jiù* qù **nǎr**.You can go wherever you like to go. - *想* 请 **谁** *就* 请 **谁** 。*Xiǎng* qǐng **shéi** *jiù* qǐng **shéi**.You can invite whoever you like to invite. - *想* **什么** 时候来 *就* **什么** 时候来。*Xiǎng* **shénme shíhou** lái *jiù* **shénme shíhou** lái.You can come whenever you like. - *想* 点 **什么** *就* 点 **什么** ，我请客。*Xiǎng* diǎn **shénme** *jiù* diǎn **shénme**, wǒ qǐngkè.You can order whatever you like. I'm buying. - 这些钱我 *想* **怎么** 花 *就* **怎么** 花。Zhèxiē qián wǒ *xiǎng* **zěnme** huā *jiù* **zěnme** huā.I will spend the money however I like.

See also ------------------------------------------------------- - ["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22) - [Expressing "Anyway" as "fanzheng"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22Anyway%22_as_%22fanzheng%22) - [Conditions with "yao" and "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Conditions_with_%22yao%22_and_%22jiu%22) - [Expressing indifference with "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_indifference_with_%22jiu%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp. 305) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp. 272) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy) - [卓越汉语－公司实战篇](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87) (pp. 59, 104-5) \[ →buy\] (Indefinite References) - [40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89) (pp. 414) [→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20) (Indefinite References) ### Dictionaries - [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp. 145) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1) \

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