有X没X（都／就）…
whether or not there is X; X or no X (often: out of sheer habit)
Structure
有 X 没 X （，主语） 都／也／就 动词
What it means
“Whether or not there is X; X or no X”, often hinting that something is done from habit rather than need.
How it is built
有 + X + 没 + X, (subject) + 都/也/就 + verb, X usually a one-syllable noun: 有病没病，每年都应该体检 (Ill or not, have a check-up every year).
When to use it
A shorter, more colloquial 不管有没有X. 都 or 也 usually follows; 就 adds “at the drop of a hat”: 有事没事就刷手机.
Watch out
The negative is always 没, never 不, and the noun is repeated after both: ✗有空不空都去 ✓有空没空都去。
Examples
有病没病，每年都应该做一次体检。
Ill or not, you should have a check-up once a year.
他有事没事都爱给我打电话，一聊就是一个小时。
He likes to ring me whether or not he has anything to say, and once he starts it goes on for an hour.
有钱没钱，回家过年。
Money or no money, go home for New Year.
Learn this in Lesson 155 · HSK 7–9: 吊瓶大国 (A nation of IV drips)
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