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就是

jiù shì · jiu shi

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. exactly; precisely
  2. only; simply; just
  3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if
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In a conversation

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Just a bit tired

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)开心(kāixīn)？

    Why aren't you happy?

  2. Dengdeng

    没(méi)什么(shénme)，就是(jiùshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)累(lèi)。

    Nothing, just a bit tired.

  3. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)昨天(zuótiān)太(tài)忙(máng)了(le)？

    Were you too busy yesterday?

  4. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，就是(jiùshì)昨天(zuótiān)睡(shuì)得(de)晚(wǎn)。

    No, I just went to bed late yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)睡(shuì)得(de)晚(wǎn)？

    Why did you go to bed late?

  6. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)……想(xiǎng)看完(kànwán)那个(nàge)电影(diànyǐng)。

    I just... wanted to finish that movie.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)就(jiù)是(shì)这(zhè)么(me)学(xué)会(huì)英(yīng)语(yǔ)的(de)。

That is how I learned English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)别(bié)多(duō)想(xiǎng)，他(tā)就(jiù)是(shì)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

Don't overthink it, he's just an ordinary teacher.

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就
jiù

then; in that case; just; only; exactly

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

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