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title: "A 就 A (吧) in Chinese Grammar: …, so be it (it doesn’t matter), With Examples"
description: "A 就 A (吧): …, so be it (it doesn’t matter). A 就 A accepts a drawback: 贵就贵点吧 “so it’s a bit expensive — fine”. 2 real lines from stories, each word explained."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/a-jiu-a"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# A 就 A (吧)

…, so be it (it doesn’t matter)

A 就 A accepts a drawback: 贵就贵点吧 “so it’s a bit expensive — fine”.

## In stories

他每天看着太阳从东边升起，又从西边落下，心里总是不服气：“它凭什么想**走就走**？

[夸父追日 · Kuafu chases the sun](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/kuafu-chases-the-sun#library-word-119-122) HSK 5

邻居们说，“那么好的马，说**没就没**了。”

[塞翁失马 · The old man who lost his horse](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sai-weng-shi-ma-old-man-who-lost-his-horse#library-word-113-116) HSK 5

[Read 夸父追日](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/kuafu-chases-the-sun#library-word-119-122)

## More patterns

- [一…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-jiu)
- [一…，…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-comma-jiu)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [只要…就… as long as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zhiyao-jiu)
- [还没…，…就… before … (had even happened), … already](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/haimei-jiu)
- [即使/就算/哪怕…也… even if …, still …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/jishi-ye)

## What does A 就 A (吧) mean in Chinese?

…, so be it (it doesn’t matter). A 就 A accepts a drawback: 贵就贵点吧 “so it’s a bit expensive — fine”.

## How common is A 就 A (吧)?

It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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