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Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
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[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Conditions with "yao" and
"jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Conditions_with_%22yao%22_and_%22jiu%22) (B2)
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Used for
[Expressing
desires](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_desires),
[Expressing
attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
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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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Contents
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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")
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
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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
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- ["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
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### 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)
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