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HSK 3Adverbs

就是(jiù shì)

Exactly That / Precisely

Structure Pattern

Subject+就+是+Predicate

Explanation

就是 emphasises that something IS exactly the case — "this is precisely the one", "that's exactly what I mean". 就 narrows; 是 affirms. Together they pin down identity unambiguously. Common in conversational confirmation and clarification.

Example Sentences

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1
这就是我要的。

Zhè jiù shì wǒ yào de.

This is exactly what I want.

2
他就是王老师。

Tā jiù shì Wáng lǎoshī.

He is precisely Teacher Wang.

3
问题就是这个。

Wèntí jiù shì zhège.

The problem is exactly this.

emphasisadverbidentity

Related Grammar Points

是HSK 1

To Be

shì

是 (shì) is one of the most fundamental verbs in Chinese. It functions like "to be" in English but is used specifically to link a subject to a noun or pronoun — NOT to an adjective. Unlike English, you don't use 是 to say "I am happy" (that uses 很 instead). Think of 是 as an equals sign: A 是 B means "A = B".

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