Emphasis with "jiushi"

As an adverb, 就 can be placed before the predicate to add emphasis. It often has an intense or provocative feel it it. It often appears as 就是.

Structure

就 + Verb

Examples

• 我就不说，他能怎么样？
• 她就是漂亮，谁也不如她。
• 我就是不让你去。

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

• 现代汉语虚词例释 (p. 305)→buy

Dictionaries

• 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 145) →buy