就是

jiù shì

HSK 3.0 Level 3

Definitions

1. exactly; precisely
2. only; simply; just
3. (used correlatively with 也[yě]) even; even if

Example Sentences

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就是 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 425576)

就是 這樣！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13276171)

人們 就是 愛說話。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1296661)

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Words Containing 就是

• 也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō: in other words
• 就是说 jiù shì shuō: in other words; that is
• 这就是说 zhè jiù shì shuō: in other words
• 不是鱼死就是网破 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò: lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
• 也就是 yě jiù shì: that is
• 团结就是力量 tuán jié jiù shì lì liang: unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
• 捡到篮里就是菜 jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài: all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
• 有奶就是娘 yǒu nǎi jiù shì niáng: see 有奶便是娘[yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng]
• 听见风就是雨 tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ: lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
• 听风就是雨 tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ: lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)

Child Words of 就是

• 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)