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<h1>Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
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<p>When we want to express "to do something as one pleases," we can use the "想 verb 就 verb" form.
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<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Basic Pattern </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Advanced Pattern</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.2 Dictionaries</span></li>
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<h2>Basic Pattern</h2>

<p>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.</p>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">想 + Verb + 就 + Verb
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">想 吃 就 吃 。
Xiǎng chī jiù chī.
If you want to eat, help yourself. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">想 走 就 走 吧 。
Xiǎng zǒu jiù zǒu ba.
Leave if you want to. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">别 害怕 ，想 说 就 说 。
Bié hàipà, xiǎng shuō jiù shuō.
Don't be afraid. If you want to say, say it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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?</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Advanced Pattern</h2>

<p>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."</p>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">想 + [Question Word] + 就 + [Question Word]</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">想 去 哪儿 就 去 哪儿 。
Xiǎng qù nǎr jiù qù nǎr.
You can go wherever you like to go. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">想 请 谁 就 请 谁 。
Xiǎng qǐng shéi jiù qǐng shéi.
You can invite whoever you like to invite. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "Anyway" as "fanzheng" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Conditions with "yao" and "jiu" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing indifference with "jiu"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">现代汉语虚词例释 (pp. 305) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 272) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 59, 104-5) [ →buy] </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">(Indefinite References)
40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 414) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">(Indefinite References)</span><br/></li>
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<h4>Dictionaries</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 145) →buy</span><br/></li>
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