就是 (emphasis)

• 拼音: jiùshì
• 结构: 就是 + Noun / Clause
• 汉字拆解: 就 = 京 (capital) + 尤 (especially); 是 = 日 (sun) + 疋 (foot)

含义

The phrase 就是 (jiùshì) is used for emphatic identification or insistence. It means 'precisely,' 'exactly,' or 'it is indeed' and stresses that something is specifically what is being identified.

就是 has several emphatic functions. First, it can identify something with certainty: 他就是我们的新老师 (He is precisely our new teacher). Second, it can express insistence or stubbornness: 我就是不想去 (I simply don't want to go). Third, it can mean 'the problem is' or 'it's just that' to introduce a reservation: 就是有点贵 (It's just a bit expensive). The emphasis comes from 就, which narrows focus, combined with 是 (to be). Learners should note that 就是 as emphasis differs from 就是说 (that is to say) and from the concessive use 就是...也 (even if).

例句

1. 他就是那个出了名的厨师。
2. 我就是不同意你的看法。
3. 这里就是我长大的地方。

用法指南

语境: spoken, everyday

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 我找的就是这本书。
• 这就是我说的那家餐厅。
• 他就是不听别人的建议。
• 她就是我最好的朋友。

错误说法

• 就是他我们的新同事。(就是 must be followed directly by the emphasized element — do not split 就是 from the noun it identifies) → 他就是我们的新同事。
• 我就是了不同意。(Do not insert 了 between 就是 and the verb — 就是 directly precedes the phrase it emphasizes) → 我就是不同意。

起源与历史

就 originally meant 'to approach' or 'to go to' and developed into an adverb meaning 'then' or 'precisely.' Combined with 是 (to be), 就是 creates a strong identification marker. This emphatic compound has been in common use since early modern Chinese literature.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal