Shuō A jiù A

Grammar Point:
This pattern 說说 shuō A 就 jiù A suggests that something unexpected happens suddenly or faster than anticipated, from the speaker’s perspective. It’s similar to the English expressions ‘just like that’ or ‘before you know it.’

Structure

說说 shuō A 就 jiù A

The phrase is often used in informal settings and can convey that someone is making a move or a decision too quickly and easily.

台北táiběi的de夏天xiàtiān總是zǒngshì說shuō下雨xiàyǔ就jiù下雨xiàyǔ， 你nǐ一定yídìng要yào帶dài把bǎ傘sǎn台北táiběi的de夏天xiàtiān总是zǒngshì说shuō下雨xiàyǔ就jiù下雨xiàyǔ， 你nǐ一定yídìng要yào带dài把bǎ伞sǎn
The summers in Taipei are always like ‘it’s going to rain,’ and it just rains. You must carry an umbrella.

你nǐ這zhè人rén怎麼zěnme說shuō生氣shēngqì就jiù生氣shēngqì， 大家dàjiā不是búshì說shuō了le只是zhǐshì玩笑話wánxiàohuà你nǐ这zhè人rén怎么zěnme说shuō生气shēngqì就jiù生气shēngqì， 大家dàjiā不是búshì说shuō了le只是zhǐshì玩笑话wánxiàohuà
How come you get angry just like that? Everyone was just joking around.

我wǒ想xiǎng來lái場chǎng說shuō走zǒu就jiù走zǒu的de旅行lǚxíng我wǒ想xiǎng来lái场chǎng说shuō走zǒu就jiù走zǒu的de旅行lǚxíng
I want to go on a spontaneous trip, just like that.

現在xiànzài的de年輕人niánqīngrén說shuō辭職cízhí就jiù辭職cízhí， 一點yìdiǎn抗壓kàngyā性xìng也yě沒有méiyǒu现在xiànzài的de年轻人niánqīngrén说shuō辞职cízhí就jiù辞职cízhí， 一点yìdiǎn抗压kàngyā性xìng也yě没有méiyǒu
Young people these days quit their jobs at the drop of a hat, with no resilience at all.

常常chángcháng失眠shīmián的de我wǒ很hěn羨慕xiànmù能néng說shuō睡shuì就jiù睡shuì的de人rén常常chángcháng失眠shīmián的de我wǒ很hěn羡慕xiànmù能néng说shuō睡shuì就jiù睡shuì的de人rén
I, who often suffer from insomnia, envy those who can just fall asleep whenever.

他tā是shì一個yíge說shuō做zuò就jiù做zuò的de人rén， 行動xíngdòng力lì特別tèbié強qiáng他tā是shì一个yíge说shuō做zuò就jiù做zuò的de人rén， 行动xíngdòng力lì特别tèbié强qiáng
He is a person who acts immediately after saying something, with a strong sense of initiative.

來lái前qián請qǐng先xiān預約yùyuē， 你nǐ這樣zhèyàng說shuō來lái就jiù來lái， 我們wǒmen沒辦法méibànfǎ安排ānpái設計師shèjìshī来lái前qián请qǐng先xiān预约yùyuē， 你nǐ这样zhèyáng说shuō来lái就jiù来lái， 我们wǒmen没办法méibànfǎ安排ānpái设计师shèjìshī
Please make an appointment before coming. If you just show up like this, we won’t be able to arrange a designer.