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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 *just* not right!" This emphasis very often appears as 就是.

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- [1 Used as "Is Exactly"](#Used_as_.22Is_Exactly.22 "wikilink") - [1.1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [1.2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [2 Used as "only Because"](#Used_as_.22only_Because.22 "wikilink") - [2.1 Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink") - [3 Other Usage](#Other_Usage "wikilink") - [3.1 Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink") - [3.2 Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink") - [4 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [5 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [5.1 Books](#Books "wikilink") - [5.2 Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")

Used as "Is Exactly" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Structure

就是 + Noun

### Examples

- 那个人 *就是* 她的新男朋友。Nàge rén *jiù shì* tā de xīn nánpéngyou.That guy is her new boyfriend. - 他 *就是* 你要找的人。Tā *jiù shì* nǐ yào zhǎo de rén.He's just the person that you're looking for. - 我们 *就是* 他的家人。Wǒmen *jiù shì* tā de jiārén.We're his family. - 你 *就是* 个笨蛋！Nǐ *jiù shì* gè bèndàn!A moron is precisely what you are! - 他 *就是* 那个骗子！Tā *jiù shì* nàge piànzi!That conman is him!

Used as "only Because" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ### Examples

- 他不去旅游 *就是* 不想花钱。 Tā bù qù lǚyóu *jiùshì* bù xiǎng huāqián. He didn't travel only because he doesn't want to spend the money. - 你不参加比赛 *就是* 怕输吗？ Nǐ bù cānjiā bǐsài *jiùshì* pà shū ma? You're not entering the competition just because you're afraid of failure? - 他这样说 *就是* 嫉妒我。 Tā zhèyàng shuō *jiùshì* jídù wǒ. He said this only because he envies me. - 她问这么多，*就是* 担心你。 She asked so many questions only because she's worried about you. - 她 *就是* 漂亮，没别的优势。 Tā *jiùshì* piàoliang, méi biéde yōushì.She's just pretty; she doesn't have any other strengths.

Other Usage ------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ### Structure

就(是) + (不) + Verb

### Examples

- 我 *就* 要去！Wǒ *jiù* yào qù! I just want to go! - 我 *就是* 喜欢他。Wǒ *jiù shì* xǐhuan tā.I just like him. - 我 *就* 不告诉你。Wǒ *jiù* bù gàosu nǐ.I'm just not going to tell you. - 我父母 *就是* 不让我一个人去。 Wǒ fùmǔ *jiùshì* bù ràng wǒ yīgèrén qù.My parents simply won't let me go alone. - 这个学生 *就是*不听老师的话。Zhège xuéshēng *jiùshì* bù tīng lǎoshī de huà.The student just wouldn't listen to his teacher.

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. See also ------------------------------------------------------- - ["Just" with "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Just%22_with_%22jiu%22) - [Comparing "cai" and "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22cai%22_and_%22jiu%22) - \[...\_jiu%22 Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"\] - [Expressing earliness with "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_earliness_with_%22jiu%22) - [Expressing indifference with "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_indifference_with_%22jiu%22) - [Limiting scope with "jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Limiting_scope_with_%22jiu%22) - ["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp. 316) [→buy](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) ### Dictionaries - [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%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) (pp. 733) [→buy](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)

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