What does 就是 mean in Chinese?
就是 (jiùshì) means exactly; precisely.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
就是
exactly; precisely
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
exactly; precisely
02
only; simply; just
03
(used correlatively with 也 yě) even; even if
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 就是
How do you pronounce 就是?
就是 is pronounced jiùshì.
Is 就是 an HSK word?
就是 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 就是?
就是 is used as a 助词 / 副词 / 连词 (particle / adverb / conjunction) in Chinese.
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