<!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>As an adverb, 就 (jiù) can be placed before the predicate to add emphasis. It often has an intense or provocative feel to it, similar to "just," like how we sometimes say in English "it's <em>just</em> not right!" This emphasis very often appears as 就是.</p> <h2 id="就是-used-as-is-exactly">就是 Used as "is exactly"</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>就 frequently comes before the verb 是, and "就是" means "(is) exactly".</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>就是 + Noun</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>那个 人 <em>就 是</em> 她 的 新 男朋友。<span class="pinyin">Nàge rén <em>jiù shì</em> tā de xīn nánpéngyou.</span><span class= "trans">That guy is her new boyfriend.</span></li> <li>他 <em>就 是</em> 你 要 找 的 人 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiù shì</em> nǐ yào zhǎo de rén.</span><span class="trans">He's just the person that you're looking for.</span></li> <li>我们 <em>就 是</em> 他 的 家人 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>jiù shì</em> tā de jiārén.</span><span class="trans">We're his family.</span></li> <li>你 <em>就 是</em> 个 笨蛋！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>jiù shì</em> gè bèndàn!</span><span class="trans">A moron is precisely what you are!</span></li> <li>他 <em>就 是</em> 那 个 骗子！<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiù shì</em> nàge piànzi!</span><span class="trans">That conman is him!</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="就是-as-only-because">就是 as "Only Because"</h2> <p>就是 can be used to intensify the predicate to mean "only (because of) that and nothing else." In this case, 是 can't be omitted. In many cases, you could also add in an 因为, but it's not required.</p> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他 不 去 旅游 <em>就是</em> 不 想 花钱 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā bù qù lǚyóu <em>jiùshì</em> bù xiǎng huāqián.</span> <span class= "trans">He didn't travel only because he doesn't want to spend the money.</span></li> <li>你 不 参加 比赛 <em>就是</em> 怕 输 吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù cānjiā bǐsài <em>jiùshì</em> pà shū ma?</span> <span class="trans">You're not entering the competition just because you're afraid of failure?</span></li> <li>他 这样 说 <em>就是</em> 嫉妒 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā zhèyàng shuō <em>jiùshì</em> jídù wǒ.</span> <span class="trans">He said this only because he envies me.</span></li> <li>她 问 这么 多，<em>就是</em> 担心 你 。 <span class="trans">She asked so many questions only because she's worried about you.</span></li> <li>她 <em>就是</em> 漂亮 ，没 别的 优势 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiùshì</em> piàoliang, méi biéde yōushì.</span><span class= "trans">She's just pretty; she doesn't have any other strengths.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="就-used-with-other-verbs">就 Used with Other Verbs</h2> <p>In the examples above, 就 pairs exclusively with the verb 是. But 就 can also come before other verbs, with similar emphatic effect. In these cases, it's also OK to use 就是 before the other verbs as well.</p> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>就（是）+ Verb</p> <p>就（是）+ 不 + Verb</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我 <em>就</em> 要 去！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù</em> yào qù!</span> <span class="trans">I just want to go!</span></li> <li>我 <em>就是</em> 喜欢 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù shì</em> xǐhuan tā.</span><span class="trans">I just like him.</span></li> <li>我 <em>就</em> 不 告诉 你 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù</em> bù gàosu nǐ.</span><span class="trans">I'm just not going to tell you.</span></li> <li>我 父母 <em>就是</em> 不 让 我 一个人 去 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ fùmǔ <em>jiùshì</em> bù ràng wǒ yīgèrén qù.</span><span class="trans">My parents simply won't let me go alone.</span></li> <li>这个 学生 <em>就是</em>不 听 老师 的 话 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng <em>jiù</em> bù tīng lǎoshī de huà.</span><span class= "trans">The student just wouldn't listen to his teacher.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>As you may have noticed, many of these uses of 就 or 就是 carry a flippant, stubborn tone, referred to as 任性 (rènxìng) in Chinese.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Just"_with_"jiu"" title= "wikilink">"Just" with "jiu"</a></li> <li><a href="Comparing_"cai"_and_"jiu"" title= "wikilink">Comparing "cai" and "jiu"</a></li> <li><a href="Events_in_quick_succession_with_"yi..._jiu"" title="wikilink">Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"</a></li> <li><a href="Expressing_earliness_with_"jiu"" title= "wikilink">Expressing earliness with "jiu"</a></li> <li><a href="Expressing_indifference_with_"jiu"" title= "wikilink">Expressing indifference with "jiu"</a></li> <li><a href="Limiting_scope_with_"jiu"" title= "wikilink">Limiting scope with "jiu"</a></li> <li><a href= ""If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6"_with_"ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6"" title="wikilink">"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语虚词例释</a> (p. 316)<a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1">→buy</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语词典（第5版）</a> (p. 733) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>