就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4
- exactly; precisely
- only; simply; just
- (used correlatively with 也 yě ㄧㄝˇ ) even; even if
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就
- 就任 jiù rèn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ zau6 jam6 to take office
- 就地 jiù dì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ zau6 dei6 locally
- 就座 jiù zuò ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zau6 zo6 to take a seat
- 就业 就業 jiù yè ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ zau6 jip6 to get a job
- 就算 jiù suàn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ zau6 syun3 (coll.) even if
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- 就绪 就緒 jiù xù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩˋ zau6 seoi5 to be ready
- 就职 就職 jiù zhí ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓˊ zau6 zik1 to take office; to assume a post
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
- 就诊 就診 jiù zhěn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣˇ zau6 can2 to see a doctor
- 就读 就讀 jiù dú ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄨˊ zau6 duk6 to go to school
- 就近 jiù jìn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau6 gan6 nearby
- 就医 就醫 jiù yī ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧ zau6 ji1 to receive medical treatment
- 就餐 jiù cān ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄢ zau6 caan1 to dine; to have one's meal
- 成就 chéng jiù ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sing4 zau6 accomplishment
- 早就 zǎo jiù ㄗㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zou2 zau6 already at an earlier time
- 造就 zào jiù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zou6 zau6 to bring up
- 迁就 遷就 qiān jiù ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ cin1 zau6 to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)
- 就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zau6 si6 syut3 in other words; that is
- 也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄛ jaa5 zau6 si6 syut3 in other words
- 说干就干 說幹就幹 shuō gàn jiù gàn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄍㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄢˋ seoi3 gon3 zau6 gon3 to do what needs to be done, without delay
是
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
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- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
Idioms with these characters
- 按部就班 àn bù jiù bān ㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄢ on3 bou6 zau6 baan1 (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
- 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bun3 teoi1 bun3 zau6 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
- 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
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- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
- 各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ gok3 zau6 gok3 wai6 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6 to win success and recognition (idiom)
- 见缝就钻 見縫就鑽 jiàn fèng jiù zuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄢ gin3 fung6 zau6 zyun3 lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
- 将错就错 將錯就錯 jiāng cuò jiù cuò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ zoeng1 co3 zau6 co3 lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
- 将计就计 將計就計 jiāng jì jiù jì ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ zoeng1 gai3 zau6 gai3 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
- 见好就收 見好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡ gin3 hou2 zau6 sau1 (idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
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- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 见风是雨 見風是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5 lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
- 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 duplicity
Example sentences
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就是 ！
Exactly!
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那 就是 人生
Such is life!
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这就 這就 是 生命 。
This is the life.
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这就 這就 是 人生 ！
This is life!
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就是 这样 這樣 的 。
That's the way it is.
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