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就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.
 
 
 
== To intensify adjectives ==
 
 
 
就是 can be used to modify an adjective to mean "really," or "really that and nothing else."
 
 
 
===Structure===
 
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
 
 
就是 + Adj.
 
 
 
</div>
 
 
 
===Examples===
 
 
 
<div class="liju">
 
* 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>
 
* 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>
 
* 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  ==
 
 
 
Used before a verb, this usage has the feeling that the speaker is being stubborn and is unwilling to change their mind.
 
 
 
===Structure===
 
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
 
 
就是 + Verb
 
 
 
</div>
 
 
 
===Examples===
 
 
 
<div class="liju">
 
* 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>
 
* 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>
 
* 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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== See Also ==
 
 
 
*[[Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [[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]
 
 
 
=== Websites ===
 
 
 
http://baike.baidu.com/view/546642.htm
 
http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF/1308257
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category: B1 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|就是|B1|就是|刚刚 那个 人 <em>就是</em> 小李 。|grammar point|ASGK213C}}
 
{{Rel char|就}}
 
{{Rel char|是}}
 
{{Similar|Emphasizing the Doer of an Action with "you"}}
 
{{Similar|Shi... de construction}}
 
{{POS|Adverbs}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing determination}}
 
{{Used for|Emphasizing}}
 
{{used for|Expressing attitude}}
 

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