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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">就是</span> (<span class="pinyin">jiùshì</span>) is one of the many "<b>even ifs</b>." 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 <span class="hanzi">也</span>.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">就是</span> + Hypothetical Statement + <span class="hanzist">也</span> + Action</div>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><span class="hanzi">就是 这 台 电脑 价格 上万，我 也 会 买。</span> <span class="trans">Even if this computer's price is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">就是 降温 了，我 也 要 穿 热裤，时尚 嘛!</span> <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><span class="hanzi">就是 他 变成 一个 穷光蛋，我 也 愿意 跟 他 在 一起。</span> <span class="trans">Even if he were penniless, I would still be willing to be with him.</span></li>
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<p>Note that the clause used after <span class="hanzi">就是</span> must be hypothetical, otherwise <span class="hanzi">虽然</span> should be used:</p>
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<li><span class="hanzi">现在 虽然 是 高峰期，但 我 也 要 出去。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">现在 就是 是 高峰期，我 也 要 出去。</span><br/></li>
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<p>In the sentence above, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use <span class="hanzi">就是</span>.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<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>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本3</span>) (pp. 153) </li>
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