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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 &quot;just,&quot; like how we sometimes say in English, &quot;it's ''just'' not right!&quot; This emphasis very often appears as 就是.

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* [[#Used_as_.22Is_Exactly.22|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Used as &quot;Is Exactly&quot;</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Used_as_.22only_Because.22|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Used as &quot;only Because&quot;</span>]]
** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Other_Usage|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Other Usage</span>]]
** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples_3|<span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]]
* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]]
** [[#Books|<span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>]]
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== <span id="Used_as_.22Is_Exactly.22" class="mw-headline">Used as &quot;Is Exactly&quot;</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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就是 + Noun


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=== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ===

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* 那个 人 ''就 是'' 她 的 新 男朋友。<span class="pinyin">Nàge rén ''jiù shì'' tā de xīn nánpéngyou.</span><span class="trans">That guy is her new boyfriend.</span>
* 他 ''就 是'' 你 要 找 的 人 。<span class="pinyin">Tā ''jiù shì'' nǐ yào zhǎo de rén.</span><span class="trans">He's just the person that you're looking for.</span>
* 我们 ''就 是'' 他 的 家人 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen ''jiù shì'' tā de jiārén.</span><span class="trans">We're his family.</span>
* 你 ''就 是'' 个 笨蛋！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''jiù shì'' gè bèndàn!</span><span class="trans">A moron is precisely what you are! </span>
* 他 ''就 是'' 那个 骗子！<span class="pinyin">Tā ''jiù shì'' nàge piànzi!</span><span class="trans">That conman is him! </span>


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== <span id="Used_as_.22only_Because.22" class="mw-headline">Used as &quot;only Because&quot;</span> ==

就是 can be used to intensify the predicate to mean &quot;only (because of) that and nothing else.&quot; In this case, 是 can't be omitted. In many cases, you could also add in an 因为, but it's not required.

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* 他 不 去 旅游 ''就是'' 不 想 花钱 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā bù qù lǚyóu ''jiùshì'' bù xiǎng huāqián.</span> <span class="trans">He didn't travel only because he doesn't want to spend the money.</span>
* 你 不 参加 比赛 ''就是'' 怕 输 吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù cānjiā bǐsài ''jiùshì'' pà shū ma?</span> <span class="trans">You're not entering the competition just because you're afraid of failure?</span>
* 他 这样 说 ''就是'' 嫉妒 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā zhèyàng shuō ''jiùshì'' jídù wǒ.</span> <span class="trans">He said this only because he envies me.</span>
* 她 问 这么 多，''就是'' 担心 你 。 <span class="trans">She asked so many questions only because she's worried about you.</span>
* 她 ''就是'' 漂亮 ，没 别的 优势 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā ''jiùshì'' piàoliang, méi biéde yōushì.</span><span class="trans">She's just pretty; she doesn't have any other strengths.</span>


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== <span id="Other_Usage" class="mw-headline">Other Usage</span> ==

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.

=== <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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就(是) + (不) + Verb


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=== <span id="Examples_3" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ===

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* 我 ''就'' 要 去！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ ''jiù'' yào qù! </span><span class="trans">I just want to go! </span>
* 我 ''就是'' 喜欢 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ ''jiù shì'' xǐhuan tā.</span><span class="trans">I just like him.</span>
* 我 ''就'' 不 告诉 你 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ ''jiù'' bù gàosu nǐ.</span><span class="trans">I'm just not going to tell you.</span>
* 我 父母 ''就是'' 不 让 我 一个人 去 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ fùmǔ ''jiùshì'' bù ràng wǒ yīgèrén qù.</span><span class="trans">My parents simply won't let me go alone.</span>
* 这个 学生 ''就是''不 听 老师 的 话 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng ''jiùshì'' bù tīng lǎoshī de huà.</span><span class="trans">The student just wouldn't listen to his teacher.</span>


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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.

== <span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span> ==

* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Just%22_with_%22jiu%22 &quot;Just&quot; with &quot;jiu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22cai%22_and_%22jiu%22 Comparing &quot;cai&quot; and &quot;jiu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Events_in_quick_succession_with_%22yi..._jiu%22 Events in quick succession with &quot;yi... jiu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_earliness_with_%22jiu%22 Expressing earliness with &quot;jiu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_indifference_with_%22jiu%22 Expressing indifference with &quot;jiu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Limiting_scope_with_%22jiu%22 Limiting scope with &quot;jiu&quot;]
* [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 &quot;If…, then…&quot; with &quot;ruguo…, jiu…&quot;]

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=== <span id="Books" class="mw-headline">Books</span> ===

* [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 现代汉语虚词例释] (pp. 316) [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]

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* [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 现代汉语词典（第5版）] (pp. 733) [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]

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