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| − | 就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.
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| − | It can be used in the following ways:
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| − | == To intensify adjectives ==
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| − | 就是 can be used to modify an adjective to mean "really", or "really that and nothing else".
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| − | ===Structure===
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | 就是 + adjective
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| − | ===Examples===
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 他 <em>就是</em> 聪明，考试 总是 第 一 名。<span class="trans">He's just really smart. He's always gets the best grade on tests.</span>
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| − | * 我 真的 什么 都 没 做，他 <em>就是</em> 对 我 有 偏见。<span class="trans">I really didn't do any of it. He's just prejudiced towards me.</span>
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| − | * 她 <em>就是</em> 漂亮，没什么 别的 优点。<span class="trans">She's just pretty; she doesn't have other talents.</span>
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| − | == To express resoluteness ==
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| − | Used before a verb, this usage has the feeling that the speaker is being stubborn and is unwilling to change their mind.
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| − | ===Structure===
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | 就是 + verb
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| − | ===Examples===
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 我 老公 <em>就是</em> 爱 抽烟，他 根本 戒 不了!<span class="trans">My boss loves to smoke, he simply doesn't listen to the warnings.</span>
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| − | * 我 <em>就是</em> 不 去，我 一向 都 不 爱 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">I'm just not going to go. I've never liked going to bars.</span>
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| − | * 他 <em>就是</em> 不 相信 星座，你 怎么 跟 他 解释 也 没 用。 <span class="trans">He just doesn't believe in astrology. No matter how you try to explain it to him, it won't work.</span>
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| − | ==To limit the scope of verbs and adjectives==
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| − | 就是 can be used before verbs and adjectives to limit the scope of what the speaker is talking about, eliminating options in order to focus in on something. This is a bit like "only", or "just" in English. This is quite similar to the first usage.
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| − | ===Structure===
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | 就是+focus
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| − | ===Examples===
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 警察，你 看 你 看，<em>就是</em> 他，你 快 点 去 抓！<span class="expl">(Emphasizing that the thief is him and no one else) </span> <span class="trans">Officer, do you see? It's him! Go and get him. </span>
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| − | * 所有 的 人 都 准时 到 了，<em>就是</em> 小 杨 迟到 了。<span class="expl"> (Emphasizing that only 小杨 was late, everyone else was on time) </span> <span class="trans">All of the other people arrived on time, it was just Little Yang who was late.</span>
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| − | * 我 对 别 人 没有 什么 印象，<em>就是</em> 对 你 印象 深刻。<span class="expl">(Emphasizing that it was only you which made an impression on me) </span> <span class="trans">I wasn't impressed by the others, it was only you who made a deep impression on me.</span>
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | *[[Emphasizing the Doer of an Action with "you"]]
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | === Books ===
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| − | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (pp. 163) [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 →buy]
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| − | === Websites ===
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| − | http://baike.baidu.com/view/546642.htm
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| − | http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF/1308257
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| − | [[Category: B2 grammar points]]
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|就是|B2|就是|刚刚 那个 人 <em>就是</em> 小李 ， 不 是 别人 。|grammar point|ASGK213C}}
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| − | {{Rel char|就}}
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| − | {{Rel char|是}}
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| − | {{Similar|Emphasizing the Doer of an Action with "you"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Shi... de construction}}
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| − | {{POS|Adverbs}}
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| − | {{Used for|Expressing determination}}
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