B1 · Grammar reference · ASGY21RK
Emphasis with "jiushi"
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 "just." In English we might say, "it's just not right!" This emphasis very often appears as 就是 in Chinese.
- Keywords
- 就 · 就是
- Used for
- Emphasizing
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK2
Examples (15)
那个人就是她的新男朋友。
他就是你要找的人。
我们就是他的家人。
你就是个笨蛋！
他就是那个骗子！
他不去旅游就是不想花钱。
你不参加比赛就是怕输吗？
他这样说就是不喜欢我。
她问这么多，就是担心你。
她就是漂亮，没别的优势。
我就要去！
我就是喜欢他。
我就不告诉你。
我父母就是不让我一个人去。
这个学生就是不听老师的话。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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