就是

就是 in English

jiù shì particle, adverb, conjunction HSK 4
exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if

Character breakdown

Stroke order

Le caractère 就 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 就 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

Le caractère 是 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 是 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • Jane 又胖、又没礼貌、又烟不离手,可是 Ken 却觉得她可爱、动人,所谓「爱情是盲目的」,大概就是这个意思了吧。

    Jane is fat and rude, and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.

  • Kent生来就是个领导人。

    Kent is a born leader.

  • 一个世纪就是一百年。

    A century is one hundred years.

  • 一份我们不喜欢的工作就是。。。一份工作。

    A job that you don't love is... a job.

  • 一盘抓饭配一些烤肉串就是人间天堂。

    A plate of pilaf with some kebabs is heaven on earth.

  • 不决定本身就是一个决定。

    Not choosing is choosing already.

  • 不是我对的,就是你。

    I am not correct, but you are.

  • 不要听风就是雨。

    If you hear hoofbeats, don't look for zebras.

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