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就是
jiùshì
1.
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
2.
precisely
3.
exactly
4.
even
5.
if
6.
just like
7.
in the same way as
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
也就是
yějiùshì
that is
就是说
jiùshìshuō
in other words
也就是说
yějiùshìshuō
in other words
听风就是雨
tīngfēngjiùshìyǔ
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
团结就是力量
tuánjiéjiùshìlìliang
unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
听见风就是雨
tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ
lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
Example Sentences (9)
前边说话的那个人就是我的汉语老师。你可能不认识她。
Qiánbian shuōhuà de nà ge rén jiù shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī. Nǐ kěnéng bú rènshi tā.
The person speaking in front is my Chinese teacher. You might not know her.
Text 4
买过一次，这儿的东西还可以，就是不便宜。
Mǎi guo yí cì, zhèr de dōngxi hái kěyǐ, jiùshì bù piányi.
I bought once; the stuff here is okay, just not cheap.
Text 4
就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。
jiù shì wǒmen bān nà gè zhǎngzhe liǎng gè dà yǎnjing, fēicháng àixiào de nǚháir.
It’s that girl in our class with two big eyes who really loves to smile.
Text 3
南方啊，我们去年就是这个时候去的。
Nánfāng a,wǒmen qùnián jiù shì zhège shíhou qù de.
The south—we went at exactly this time last year.
Text 3
现在我每天起床后的第一件事就是打开电脑，看电子邮件。
Xiànzài wǒ měitiān qǐchuáng hòu de dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì dǎkāi diànnǎo,kàn diànzǐ yóujiàn.
Now the first thing I do after getting up every day is turn on the computer and read email.
Text 4
老年人说：浪漫其实就像歌中唱的那样，“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”
lǎo nián rén shuō：làng màn qí shí jiù xiàng gē zhōng chàng de nà yàng,"wǒ néng xiǎng dào zuì làng màn de shì,jiù shì hé nǐ yì qǐ màn màn biàn lǎo."
Elderly people say: Romance is actually just like the song says, 'The most romantic thing I can think of is to slowly grow old with you.'
Text 4
其实，让我们感动的，就是生活中简单的爱情。
qíshí, ràng wǒmen gǎndòng de, jiù shì shēnghuó zhōng jiǎndān de àiqíng.
Actually, what moves us is the simple love in life.
Text 4
有时候，简单就是最大的幸福。
Yǒu shíhou,jiǎndān jiù shì zuì dà de xìngfú.
Sometimes, simplicity is the greatest happiness.
Text 4
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