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| − | * 你 <em>就</em> 是 个 笨蛋！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>jiù</em> shì gè bèndàn!</span><span class="trans">You're exactly a moron! </span> | + | *你 <em>就</em> 是 个 笨蛋！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>jiù</em> shì gè bèndàn!</span><span class="trans">You're exactly a moron! </span> |
| − | * 他 <em>就</em> 是 个 骗子！<span class="pinyin">Tā <em> jiù</em> shì gè piànzi!</span><span class="trans">He's exactly a liar! </span> | + | *他 <em>就</em> 是 个 骗子！<span class="pinyin">Tā <em> jiù</em> shì gè piànzi!</span><span class="trans">He's exactly a liar! </span> |
| − | * 乔布斯 <em>就</em> 是 我 的 偶像！<span class="pinyin">Qiáobùsī <em>jiù</em> shì wǒ de ǒuxiàng!</span><span class="trans">Jobs is exactly my idol! </span> | + | *乔布斯 <em>就</em> 是 我 的 偶像！<span class="pinyin">Qiáobùsī <em>jiù</em> shì wǒ de ǒuxiàng!</span><span class="trans">Jobs is exactly my idol! </span> |
| − | * 我 <em>就</em> 要 去！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù</em> yào qù! </span><span class="trans">I just want to go! </span> | + | *我 <em>就</em> 要 去！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù</em> yào qù! </span><span class="trans">I just want to go! </span> |
| − | * 我 <em>就是</em> 喜欢 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù shì</em> xǐhuan tā.</span><span class="trans">I just like him.</span> | + | *我 <em>就是</em> 喜欢 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù shì</em> xǐhuan tā.</span><span class="trans">I just like him.</span> |
| − | * 他 <em>就</em> 想 出国。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiù</em> xiǎng chūguó.</span><span class="trans">He just wants to go abroad.</span> | + | *他 <em>就</em> 想 出国。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiù</em> xiǎng chūguó.</span><span class="trans">He just wants to go abroad.</span> |
| − | * 我 问 过 很 多 次， 他 <em>就是</em> 不 说。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ wèn guo hěn duō cì. Tā <em>jiùshì</em> bù shuō.</span><span class="trans">I asked him many times. He just wouldn't tell.</span> | + | *我 问 过 很 多 次， 他 <em>就是</em> 不 说。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ wèn guo hěn duō cì. Tā <em>jiùshì</em> bù shuō.</span><span class="trans">I asked him many times. He just wouldn't tell.</span> |
| − | * 很多 年轻人 <em>就</em> 喜欢 打 游戏。<span class="pinyin">Hěn duō niánqīng rén <em>jiù</em> xǐhuan dǎ yóuxì.</span><span class="trans">A lot of young people just like to play video games.</span> | + | *很多 年轻人 <em>就</em> 喜欢 打 游戏。<span class="pinyin">Hěn duō niánqīng rén <em>jiù</em> xǐhuan dǎ yóuxì.</span><span class="trans">A lot of young people just like to play video games.</span> |
| − | * 她 <em>就</em>不 听 我 的 话 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiù</em> bù tīng wǒ de huà.</span><span class="trans">She just wouldn't listen to me.</span> | + | *她 <em>就</em>不 听 我 的 话 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jiù</em> bù tīng wǒ de huà.</span><span class="trans">She just wouldn't listen to me.</span> |
| − | * 谁 都 知道 抽烟 对 身体 不好，可 很 多 人 <em>就是</em> 不 戒烟。<span class="pinyin">Shéi dōu zhīdào chōuyān duì shēntǐ bù hǎo, kě hěn duō rén <em>jiùshì</em> bù jièyān.</span><span class="trans"> Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your body but a lot of people just don't quit smoking.</span> | + | *谁 都 知道 抽烟 对 身体 不好，可 很 多 人 <em>就是</em> 不 戒烟。<span class="pinyin">Shéi dōu zhīdào chōuyān duì shēntǐ bù hǎo, kě hěn duō rén <em>jiùshì</em> bù jièyān.</span><span class="trans"> Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your body but a lot of people just don't quit smoking.</span> |
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Revision as of 02:35, 28 July 2017
As an adverb, 就 (jiù) can be placed before the predicate to add emphasis. It often has an intense or provocative feel to it, like how we sometimes say in English "it's just not right!," or other similar phrases. It often appears as 就是.
Structure
It's as simple as putting 就 in front of a verb. When 是 is used as the verb after 就，"是" can't be left out. "就是" means "is exactly".
就 + 是 + Noun
In another case，"是" can be omitted. And it's also used in a negative form by putting 不 before the verb.
就（是）+ Verb
Examples
- 你 就 是 个 笨蛋！You're exactly a moron!
- 他 就 是 个 骗子！He's exactly a liar!
- 乔布斯 就 是 我 的 偶像！Jobs is exactly my idol!
- 我 就 要 去！I just want to go!
- 我 就是 喜欢 他。I just like him.
- 他 就 想 出国。He just wants to go abroad.
- 我 问 过 很 多 次， 他 就是 不 说。 I asked him many times. He just wouldn't tell.
- 很多 年轻人 就 喜欢 打 游戏。A lot of young people just like to play video games.
- 她 就不 听 我 的 话 。She just wouldn't listen to me.
- 谁 都 知道 抽烟 对 身体 不好，可 很 多 人 就是 不 戒烟。 Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your body but a lot of people just don't quit smoking.
See also
- "Just" with "jiu"
- Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
- Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"
- Expressing earliness with "jiu"
- Expressing indifference with "jiu"
- Limiting scope with "jiu"
- "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
Sources and further reading
Books
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 733) →buy
