<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>就是 (jiùshì) is one of the many "even ifs." Like <a href= "Expressing_"Even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jishi"" title="wikilink">即使</a> , <a href= "Expressing_"Even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jiusuan"" title="wikilink">就算</a> and <a href= "Expressing_"Even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"napa"" title="wikilink">哪怕</a> it is used to introduce a hypothetical statement, which can then disregarded with 也.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>就是 + Hypothetical Statement + 也 + Action</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>就是</em> 这 台 电脑 价格 上万，我 <em>也</em> 会 买。<span class= "trans">Even if this computer's price is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.</span></li> <li><em>就是</em> 降温 了，我 <em>也</em> 要 穿 热裤，时尚 嘛!<span class= "trans">Even if it's starting to get cooler, I'm still going to wear short shorts. It's the fad!</span></li> <li><em>就是</em> 他 变成 一个 穷光蛋，我 <em>也</em> 愿意 跟 他 在 一起。<span class= "trans">Even if he were penniless, I would still be willing to be with him.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Note that the clause used after 就是 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used:</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>现在 <em>虽然</em> 是 高峰期，但 我 也 要 出去。</li> <li>现在 <em>就是</em> 是 高峰期，我 也 要 出去。</li> </ul> </div> <p>In the sentence above, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 就是.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jishi"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"</a></li> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jiusuan"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"</a></li> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"napa"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "napa"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 153) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>