{"id":15834,"date":"2020-01-11T02:05:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T02:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-expressing-as-one-likes-with-jiu-jiu\/"},"modified":"2020-01-11T02:05:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T02:05:33","slug":"chinese-grammar-expressing-as-one-likes-with-jiu-jiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-grammar-expressing-as-one-likes-with-jiu-jiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar: Expressing as one likes with \u5c31jiu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tWhen we want to express "to do something as one pleases", we can use the "\u60f3 + verb +\u5c31 + verb" form in Chinese grammar.<\/p>\n

\tBasic Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tThis 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 \u60f3 and \u5c31 are the same verb.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\tExamples <\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 xi\u01cen\u0261 lái jiù lái.
\t\u4f60\u60f3\u6765\u5c31\u6765\u3002<\/div>\n
If you want to come, come.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tStructure with a question word<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tYou can also add in a question word, like \u4ec0\u4e48, \u54ea\u513f, or \u600e\u4e48. When this is the case, the pronouns don't necessarily refer to any specific thing. They can be seen more as words like "whatever" or "wherever". This way, question pronouns (\u4ec0\u4e48,\u8c01,\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019,etc) serve as "indefinite references".<\/p>\n

Xi\u01cen\u0261 qù n\u01ce ér jiù qù n\u01ce.
\t\u60f3\u53bb\u54ea\u513f\u5c31\u53bb\u54ea\u3002<\/div>\n
Wherever you want to go, go there. <\/div><\/p>\n