Difference between revisions of "Limiting scope with "jiu""
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| − | "就”可以放在句中以指出主语进行观察、讨论、分析、说明等活动的对象或者范围。 | + | "就” can be placed in the middle of the sentence to indicate the object or scope of the subject's activities such as observation, discussion, analysis, and explanation. "就”可以放在句中以指出主语进行观察、讨论、分析、说明等活动的对象或者范围。 |
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| − | * 大家 <em>就</em> 中国互联网的发展发表了各自的看法。<span class="trans"></span> | + | * 大家 <em>就</em> 中国互联网的发展发表了各自的看法。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā <em>jiù</em> Zhōngguó hùliánwǎng de fǎ zhǎn fābiǎole gèzì de kànfǎ.</span><span class="trans">Everybody expressed their own thoughts on China's internet development.</span> |
| − | * 中国主席 <em>就</em> 中国最近的经济改革做了发言。<span class="trans"></span> | + | * 中国主席 <em>就</em> 中国最近的经济改革做了发言。<span class="pinyin">Zhōngguó zhǔxí <em>jiù</em> Zhōngguó zuìjìn de jīngjì gǎigé zuòle fāyán.</span><span class="trans">China's chairman made a statement on China's recent economic reforms.</span> |
| − | * 来自各国的教育学者们 <em>就</em> 什么是最好的教育方法进行了激烈的讨论。 <span class="trans"></span> | + | * 来自各国的教育学者们 <em>就</em> 什么是最好的教育方法进行了激烈的讨论。<span class="pinyin">Láizì gèguó de jiàoyù xuézhěmen <em>jiù</em> shénme shì zuì hǎo de jiàoyù fāngfǎ jìnxíngle jīliè de tǎolùn.</span><span class="trans"> Education experts from each and every country had a heated discussion on the best methods of education.</span> |
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"Limiting scope" is like saying, "what I'm about to say applies to just this. You proceed the "this" with 就 (jiù) in this pattern.
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Just "就"
"就” can be placed in the middle of the sentence to indicate the object or scope of the subject's activities such as observation, discussion, analysis, and explanation. "就”可以放在句中以指出主语进行观察、讨论、分析、说明等活动的对象或者范围。
Basic Structure
Subj. + 就 + 活动的对象或者范围 + Verb + Obj.
Examples
- 大家 就 中国互联网的发展发表了各自的看法。Everybody expressed their own thoughts on China's internet development.
- 中国主席 就 中国最近的经济改革做了发言。China's chairman made a statement on China's recent economic reforms.
- 来自各国的教育学者们 就 什么是最好的教育方法进行了激烈的讨论。 Education experts from each and every country had a heated discussion on the best methods of education.
Pattern with "就"
Structure
就 (jiù) can be used to limit the scope of a comment, used in the following structure:
就 + Topic + (来说 / 而言) + Comment
This emphasizes that the speaker is just commenting on that particular topic and nothing else, like "just with regards to" in English. In this sense it is similar to 至于, but is generally used to introduce a new idea, rather than to move on from a previous related topic.
Note that in the pattern above, 来说 is more informal, and 而言 is more formal.
Examples
- 就 中国 的 独生子女 政策 而言，专家 各 有 各 的 看法。As for China's One Child Policy, every expert has their own opinion.
- 就 文化大革命 而言，大部分 的 人 都 认为 那 是 一 场 灾难。As for the Cultural Revolution, a large part of the people think it was a disaster.
- 就 这些 事情 来说，他 没有 错。In regards to these sorts of things, he didn't do anything wrong.
When used in this sense, 就 is generally only used in written Chinese.
See also
Sources and Further Reading
- 现代汉语虚词例释 (pp. 306) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
