要 + Verb + 就 + Verb (if you're going to, do it right)
IntroducedThe repeated frame takes its force from the rest
- A coach asks someone to practise seriously if they practise at all.
- if going to要to learn学then就conscientious认真to learn学。 — The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.
A coach asks someone to practise seriously if they practise at all. What does 要学就认真学。 communicate?
The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here. 要走就走 can instead grant permission or express impatience. Repetition alone does not always mean doing something well.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is if going to要 + Verb + then就 + Verb (if you're going to, do it right). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
if going to要do做then就do well做好。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: If you're going to do it, do it well: 要做 ____ 做好。
要 + V + 就 + V = if you're going to …, then …: 要做就做好.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, if going to要to learn学then就conscientious认真to learn学。: The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 要…就… push for?
要学就认真学 = if you study, study seriously.
Know the boundary
- if going to要to walk走then就to walk走 can instead grant permission or express impatience.
- Repetition alone does not always mean doing something well.
The verb is usually repeated (要做就做好).
Yes — 要 + V，就 + V (+ result).
In the opening situation: The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.
要走就走 can instead grant permission or express impatience. Repetition alone does not always mean doing something well. The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.
Use the distinction
- The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.
- if going to要to walk走then就to walk走 can instead grant permission or express impatience. Repetition alone does not always mean doing something well.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
A coach asks someone to practise seriously if they practise at all. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.