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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> | * 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> | * 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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Revision as of 08:22, 27 July 2017
]]就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.
Contents
To intensify adjectives
就是 can be used to modify an adjective to mean "really," or "really that and nothing else."
Structure
就是 + Adj.
Examples
- 他 就是 聪明，考试 总是 第 一 名。He's just really smart. He's always gets the best grade on tests.
- 我 真的 什么 都 没 做，他 就是 对 我 有 偏见。I really didn't do any of it. He's just prejudiced towards me.
- 她 就是 漂亮，没什么 别的 优点。She's just pretty; she doesn't have other talents.
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
就是 + Verb
Examples
- 我 老公 就是 爱 抽烟，他 根本 戒 不了!My boss loves to smoke, he simply doesn't listen to the warnings.
- 我 就是 不 去，我 一向 都 不 爱 去 酒吧。I'm just not going to go. I've never liked going to bars.
- 他 就是 不 相信 星座，你 怎么 跟 他 解释 也 没 用。 He just doesn't believe in astrology. No matter how you try to explain it to him, it won't work.
See Also
Sources and further reading
Books
Websites
http://baike.baidu.com/view/546642.htm http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF/1308257
