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  <p>One of the many uses of&#160;<span class="hanzi">就</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">jiù</span>) is to add emphasis to indifference. This is similar to when we say in English "<b>if you want to do it, then just do it!</b>" and swapping out the "<b>do</b>" in that sentence for some other verb.</p>

  <h2 id="structure-with-verbs">Structure with Verbs</h2>

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    <div class="deux">Verb +&#160;<span class="hanzist">就</span>&#160;+ Verb</div>
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  <p>This structure will usually add emphasis to what are saying, and it often expresses that the speaker has an "<b>I don't care</b>" attitude.</p>

  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">不吃就不吃，你以为我很想吃啊？</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Just don't eat, then. You thought I wanted to eat?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">去就去，反正在家也没事。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If you want to go, just go. There's nothing happening at home anyway.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="structure-with-negative-adj.">Structure with Negative Adj.</h2>

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    <div class="deux">Negative Adj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">就</span>&#160;+ Negative Adj.</div>
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  <p>You can also add in an adjective with a negative connotation. The use is the same here.</p>

  <h2 id="examples-1">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">不满意就不满意，我也没办法。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Be dissatisfied if you want, but there's nothing I can do.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">她不高兴就不高兴，又不是我的错。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If she's unhappy, she's unhappy. It's not like it's my fault.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">生气就生气，谁怕谁！</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Get angry if you want. You think you scare me?</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Comparing_&quot;cai&quot;_and_&quot;jiu&quot;" title="wikilink">Comparing "cai" and "jiu"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Events_in_quick_succession_with_&quot;yi..._jiu&quot;" title="wikilink">Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Expressing_earliness_with_&quot;jiu&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing earliness with "jiu"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Limiting_scope_with_&quot;jiu&quot;" title="wikilink">Limiting scope with "jiu"</a></li>

    <li><a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6&quot;" title="wikilink">"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

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    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词</span>&#160;（p.316-317) </li>
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