Verb + 就 + Verb (indifference / a shrug)
"Fine — … then, so what"
- Verb + then / just就 + (same) Verb = a shrug: "fine, (let it) … then / so what if …".
- to go去then / just就to go去,to be afraid怕what什么 = "fine, I'll go — what's there to fear?"
- bad坏(completed / change)了then / just就bad坏(completed / change)了 = "so it broke — never mind."
Verb + then / just就 + Verb
- Repeat the verb around then / just就 to wave away the consequences.
go去then就go去,fear怕what什么。
- to go去then / just就to go去,to be afraid怕what什么 = "fine, I'll go — what's there to fear?"
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Correct or broken?
V 就 V (吧) shrugs it off: lost is lost — the SAME verb echoes itself.
Practice
Fine, I'll go — what's there to fear? 去 ____ 去,怕什么。
Verb + 就 + Verb = a shrug: 去就去,怕什么.
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The verb is repeated around 就 (去就去).
Yes — Verb + 就 + (same) Verb.
Recap
Key idea
- Verb + then / just就 + (same) Verb — "fine, … then / so what if …"
- to go去then / just就to go去 · bad坏(completed / change)了then / just就bad坏(completed / change)了 · to lose丢(completed / change)了then / just就to lose丢(completed / change)了
- A shrug — accepts the outcome, no big deal
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
坏了就坏了 expresses…
It waves away the consequence: no big deal.