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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:
 
 
 
 
 
== To intensify adjectives ==
 
 
 
就是 can be used to modify an adjective to mean "really", or "really that and nothing else".
 
 
 
For example:
 
 
 
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* 他 <em>就是</em> 聪明,考试 怎么可能 不 及格。
 
* 我 真的 什么 都 没 做,他 <em>就是</em> 对 我 有 偏见。
 
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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, and that's just the way it is.
 
 
 
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* 我 老公 <em>就是</em> 爱 抽烟,他 压根儿 不会 戒!
 
* 我 <em>就是</em> 不 去,我 一向 都 不 爱 去 酒吧,今晚 不 是 个 例外。
 
* 他 <em>就是</em> 不 相信 星座,你 怎么 跟 他 解释 也 没 用。
 
 
 
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== To limit the scope of verbs and adjectives ==
 
 
 
就是(jiù shì) can be used before verbs and adjectives to emphasize to limit the scope of what the speaker is talking about, eliminating other options. This is a bit like "only", or "just" in English. This is quite similar to the first usage.
 
 
 
Some examples:
 
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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 it's that person, no one else)
 
* 所有 的 人 都 准时 到,<em>就是</em> 小 杨 迟到。<span class="expl"> (Emphasizing that only 小杨 was late, everyone else was on time)
 
* 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>
 
 
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Websites ===
 
 
 
http://baike.baidu.com/view/546642.htm
 
http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF/1308257
 

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