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"Limiting scope" means saying, "what I'm about to say applies to just ''this''. You proceed the "this" with 就 (jiù) in this pattern.

==Just "就"==

"就”可以放在句中以指出主语进行观察、讨论、分析、说明等活动的对象或者范围。

===Basic Structure===

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Subj. + 就 + 活动的对象或者范围 + Verb + Obj.
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===Examples===

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* 大家 <em>就</em> 中国互联网的发展发表了各自的看法。<span class="trans"></span>
* 中国主席 <em>就</em> 中国最近的经济改革做了发言。<span class="trans"></span>
* 来自各国的教育学者们 <em>就</em> 什么是最好的教育方法进行了激烈的讨论。 <span class="trans"></span>
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==Pattern with "就"==

===Structure===

就 (jiù)  can be used to limit the scope of a comment, used in the following structure:

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就 + Topic + (来说 / 而言) + Comment
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This emphasizes that the speaker is just commenting on that particular topic and nothing else, like "just with regards to" in English. In this sense it is similar to [["With Regards to" as "zhiyu"|至于]], but is generally used to introduce a new idea, rather than to move on from a previous related topic.

Note that in the pattern above, 来说 is more informal, and 而言 is more formal.

===Examples===

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* <em>就</em> 中国 的 独生子女 政策 <em>而言</em>，专家 各 有 各 的 看法。<span class="trans">As for China's One Child Policy, every expert has their own opinion.</span>
* <em>就</em> 文化大革命 <em>而言</em>，大部分 的 人 都 认为 那 是 一 场 灾难。<span class="trans">As for the Cultural Revolution, a large part of the people think it was a disaster.</span>
* <em>就</em> 这些 事情 <em>来说</em>，他 没有 错。<span class="trans">In regards to these sorts of things, he didn't do anything wrong.</span>
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When used in this sense, 就 is generally only used in written Chinese.

==See also==
*[["With Regards to" as "zhiyu"]]
*[["For…" with "eryan"]]
*[[Marking a Topic with "de hua"]]

==Sources and Further Reading==
*[[现代汉语虚词例释]](p.306) [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]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|就|B2|就⋯⋯ (来说 / 而言)|<em>就</em> 我 <em>而言</em> ， 兴趣 最 重要 。|grammar point|ASG8RW47}}
{{Similar|"With Regards to" as "zhiyu"}}
{{Similar|"For…" with "eryan"}}
{{Similar|Marking a Topic with "de hua"}}
{{POS|Prepositions}}