就是
Chinese
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake |
be; yes | ||
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| simp. and trad. (就是) |
就 | 是 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zau6 si6
- Min Nan (POJ): chiū-sī / chiū-sǐ / tō-sī / tiō-sī / tio̍h-sī / to̍h-sī
- Wu (Wiktionary): jjieu zr (T3)
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zau6 si6
- Yale: jauh sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzau6 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: zeo6 xi6
- IPA (key): /t͡sɐu̯²² siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiū-sī
- Tâi-lô: tsiū-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciuxsi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiu³³⁻²¹ ɕi³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiu³³⁻¹¹ ɕi³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiu²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiū-sǐ
- Tâi-lô: tsiū-sǐ
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiu⁴¹⁻²² ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-sī
- Tâi-lô: tō-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: doixsi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ ɕi³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ ɕi³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiō-sī
- Tâi-lô: tiō-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: dioixsi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ³³⁻²¹ ɕi³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tio³³⁻¹¹ ɕi³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-sī
- Tâi-lô: tio̍h-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqsi
- IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍h-sī
- Tâi-lô: to̍h-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: doiqsi
- IPA (Xiamen): /to(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
Note: tō-sī/tiō-sī/tio̍h-sī/to̍h-sī - substitute for 著是／着是.
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: jjieu zr (T3)
- IPA (key): /d̥͡ʑiɜ²² z̻z̩⁴⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
Verb
就是
- to be precisely; to be none other than; it is ... that
- From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 約翰福音 (John) 1:4
- Shēngmìng zài tā lǐtou, zhè shēngmìng jiùshì rén de guāng. [Pinyin]
- In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Conjunction
就是
- even if (The verb of the following part of the sentence will be preceded by 也 (yě))
- Jiùshì xiàyǔ, wǒmen yě yào qù. [Pinyin]
- Even if it rains, we shall go.
- Jiùshì ràng tā lái, yě wǎn le. [Pinyin]
- Even if she comes, it will be too late.
- even
- Jiùshì xiànzài, tā de bùzǐ háishì hěn zhuàngjiàn yǒulì de. [Pinyin]
- Even now he walked with a vigorous step.
- (giving emphasis) just; really
- Wǒ cóngbù chī bōcài. Wǒ jiùshì bù xǐhuān nà wèir. [Pinyin]
- I never eat spinach. I just don't like the taste.
- like; in the same way as
Usage notes
就是……也 (yě) is used to express "even if" in case of a hypothetical statement. This construction is the same as 即使 (jíshǐ)……也, 即便 (jíbiàn)……也, 縱使／纵使 (zòngshǐ)……也, 哪怕 (nǎpà)……也 and 就算 (jiùsuàn)……也. There are differences with the last two: 就算 gives a feeling that the hypothesis has little chance of being realized, while 哪怕 is stronger.
If the statement is not hypothetical, 雖然／虽然 (suīrán)……但是 (dànshì) is used instead.
Synonyms
See also
Interjection
就是
- it sure is!; exactly!
Synonyms
References
- “Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"”, in Chinese Grammar Wiki (in Mandarin/English), (Please provide a date or year)
- “Entry #8330”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
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