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Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
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[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Comparing "cai" and
"jiu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22cai%22_and_%22jiu%22) (B2)
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[just](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Just),
[only](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Only)
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Contents
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- [1 Used as
"Only"](#Used_as_.22Only.22 "wikilink")
- [1.1 Used
before Subject](#Used_before_Subject "wikilink")
- [1.1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [1.2 Used
before the
Predicate](#Used_before_the_Predicate "wikilink")
- [1.2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [1.2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [2 Used as
"Only Have"](#Used_as_.22Only_Have.22 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_3 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [4.2
Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")
就 + Subj. + Predicate
The
[predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate)
part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
#### Examples
- 这 件 事 *就* 我 知道 。Zhè jiàn shì *jiù* wǒ
zhīdào.I'm the only person that knows
about this.
- 我们 都 忘 了 ，*就* 他 还 记得 。Wǒmen dōu
wàng le, *jiù* tā hái jìde.We all forgot.
Only he still remembers it.
- 大家 都 下班 了 ，*就* 老板 还 没 走 。Dàjiā
dōu xiàbān le, *jiù* lǎobǎn hái méi
zǒu.Everyone finished work and left. Only
the boss hasn't left.
- 所有 的 菜 都 很 好吃，*就* 这 两 个 菜 有点 咸
。Suǒyǒu de cài dōu hěn hǎochī, *jiù* zhè liǎng
gè cài yǒudiǎn xián.All the food
is delicious. Just these two dishes are a little salty.
- 你 觉得 别人 都 是 傻子 吗？*就* 你 聪明 ？Nǐ
juéde biérén dōu shì shǎzi ma? *Jiù* nǐ
cōngming?Do you think everyone is an
idiot? That only you are smart?
In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized
as "small quantity" comes after the verb, either as an object or some
other kind of small quantity.
### Used before the Predicate
#### Structure
Subj. + 就 + \[Verb Phrase\]
#### Examples
- 我 *就* 去 过 一 次 。Wǒ *jiù* qù guo yī
cì.I've only been there once.
- 我 早饭 *就* 吃 了 一 片 面包。Wǒ zǎofàn *jiù*
chī le yī piàn miàn bāo.I only had a
piece of bread for breakfast.
- 你 *就* 点 了 两 个 菜 ？Nǐ *jiù* diǎn le liǎng
gè cài?You ordered only two
dishes?
- 他 的 事 ，我们 *就* 知道 一点点 。Tā de shì,
wǒmen *jiù* zhīdào yīdiǎndiǎn.We only
know a little about his business.
- 她 在 我们 公司 *就* 工作 了 两个 月。Tā zài
wǒmen gōngsī *jiù* gōngzuò le liǎng gè
yuè.She has worked at our company for
only two months.
Used as "Only Have"
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In this case, 就 means "only have," similar in meaning to
[只有](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%AA%E6%9C%89).
(In these cases, however, 就有 would not be correct. Just use 就.)
### Structure
Subj. + 就 + Number + \[Measure Word\] + Noun
### Examples
- 这里 *就* 一 个 厕所 ？Zhèlǐ *jiù* yī gè
cèsuǒ?Does this place only have one
bathroom?
- 你们 家 *就* 一 个 孩子 吗 ？Nǐmen jiā *jiù* yī
gè háizi ma?Does your family only have
one child?
- 我 *就* 一 个 哥哥 。Wǒ *jiù* yī gè
gēge.I only have one brother.
- 他 在 上海 *就* 一 个 朋友 。Tā zài Shànghǎi
*jiù* yī gè péngyou.He only has one
friend in Shanghai.
- 我们 公司 *就* 三 个 员工 。Wǒmen gōngsī *jiù*
sān gè yuángōng.There are only three
employees in our company.
See also
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- [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
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### 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.
315)
[→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)
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2
(3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp.
175-6) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy)
- [New Practical Chinese Reader
4 (新实用汉语课本4)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)) (pp.
120)
[→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192)
- [A Practical Chinese Grammar For
Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)) (pp.
570)
[→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA)
### 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) (p.
733)
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