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Contents
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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")
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"
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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
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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
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- ["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
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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.
316)
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### 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.
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