B2 · Grammar reference
Expressing indifference with "jiu"
One of the many uses of 就 (jiù) is to add emphasis to indifference. This is similar to when we say in English "if you want to do it, then just do it!" and swapping out the "do" in that sentence for some other verb.
- Keywords
- 就
- Used for
- Expressing attitude
- Classification
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Examples (10)
坏了就坏了，再买新的。
走就走，我早就不想干了！
反对就反对，我不在乎。
赌就赌，谁怕谁？
离婚就离婚，我早就想离了！
她不高兴就不高兴，不是我的错。
不吃就不吃，你以为我很想吃啊？
不帮就不帮，我又不是只有你一个朋友！
你们不懂就不懂，我说那么多也没用。
他没来就没来，我一个人可以搞定。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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