{"id":15930,"date":"2020-01-15T01:57:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T01:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-learning-jiu-shi\/"},"modified":"2020-01-15T01:57:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T01:57:46","slug":"chinese-grammar-learning-jiu-shi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-grammar-learning-jiu-shi\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Grammar learning: \u5c31\u662f"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\u5c31\u662f (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis. It can be used in the following ways:<\/p>\n

\tTo intensify adjectives
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u5c31\u662f can be used to modify an adjective to mean "really", or "really that and nothing else".<\/p>\n

\tStructure<\/strong>
\t\u5c31\u662f + adjective<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong><\/p>\n

t\u0101 jiùshì c\u014dn\u0261mín\u0261\uff0ck\u01ceoshì z\u01d2n\u0261shì dì y\u012b mín\u0261\u3002
\t\u4ed6 \u5c31\u662f \u806a\u660e\uff0c\u8003\u8bd5 \u603b\u662f \u7b2c \u4e00 \u540d\u3002<\/div>\n
He's just really smart. He's always gets the best grade on tests.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 zh\u0113nde shénme d\u014du méi zuò\uff0ct\u0101 jiùshì duì w\u01d2 y\u01d2u pi\u0101njiàn\u3002
\t\u6211 \u771f\u7684 \u4ec0\u4e48 \u90fd \u6ca1 \u505a\uff0c\u4ed6 \u5c31\u662f \u5bf9 \u6211 \u6709 \u504f\u89c1\u3002<\/div>\n
I really didn't do any of it. He's just prejudiced towards me.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

t\u0101 jiùshì piàoli\u0251n\u0261\uff0cméishénme biéde y\u014dudi\u01cen\u3002
\t\u5979 \u5c31\u662f \u6f02\u4eae\uff0c\u6ca1\u4ec0\u4e48 \u522b\u7684 \u4f18\u70b9\u3002<\/div>\n
She's just pretty; she doesn't have other talents.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tTo express resoluteness<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tUsed before a verb, this usage has the feeling that the speaker is being stubborn and is unwilling to change their mind.<\/p>\n

\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u5c31\u662f + verb
\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 l\u01ceo\u0261\u014dn\u0261 jiùshì ài ch\u014duy\u0101n\uff0ct\u0101 \u0261\u0113nb\u011bn jiè bùli\u01ceo!
\t\u6211 \u8001\u516c \u5c31\u662f \u7231 \u62bd\u70df\uff0c\u4ed6 \u6839\u672c \u6212 \u4e0d\u4e86!<\/div>\n
My boss loves to smoke, he simply doesn't listen to the warnings.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 jiùshì bú qù\uff0cw\u01d2 yíxiàn\u0261 d\u014du bú ài qù ji\u01d4b\u0101\u3002
\t\u6211 \u5c31\u662f \u4e0d \u53bb\uff0c\u6211 \u4e00\u5411 \u90fd \u4e0d \u7231 \u53bb \u9152\u5427\u3002<\/div>\n
I'm just not going to go. I've never liked going to bars.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

t\u0101 jiùshì bú xi\u0101n\u0261xìn x\u012bn\u0261zuò\uff0cn\u01d0 z\u011bnme \u0261\u0113n t\u0101 ji\u011bshì y\u011b méi yòn\u0261\u3002
\t\u4ed6 \u5c31\u662f \u4e0d \u76f8\u4fe1 \u661f\u5ea7\uff0c\u4f60 \u600e\u4e48 \u8ddf \u4ed6 \u89e3\u91ca \u4e5f \u6ca1 \u7528\u3002<\/div>\n
He just doesn't believe in astrology. No matter how you try to explain it to him, it won't work.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tTo limit the scope of verbs and adjectives<\/strong>
\t\u5c31\u662f can be used before verbs and adjectives to limit the scope of what the speaker is talking about, eliminating options in order to focus in on something. This is a bit like "only", or "just" in English. This is quite similar to the first usage.
\tStructure<\/strong>
\t\u5c31\u662f+focus
\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

j\u01d0n\u0261chá\uff0cn\u01d0 kàn n\u01d0 kàn\uff0cjiùshì t\u0101\uff0cn\u01d0 kuài di\u01cen qù zhu\u0101\uff01
\t\u8b66\u5bdf\uff0c\u4f60 \u770b \u4f60 \u770b\uff0c\u5c31\u662f \u4ed6\uff0c\u4f60 \u5feb \u70b9 \u53bb \u6293\uff01<\/div>\n
(Emphasizing that the thief is him and no one else)Officer, do you see? It's him! Go and get him.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

suóy\u01d2u de rén d\u014du zh\u01d4nshí dào le\uff0cjiùshì xi\u01ceo yán\u0261 chídào le\u3002
\t\u6240\u6709 \u7684 \u4eba \u90fd \u51c6\u65f6 \u5230 \u4e86\uff0c\u5c31\u662f \u5c0f \u6768 \u8fdf\u5230 \u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
(Emphasizing that only \u5c0f\u6768 was late, everyone else was on time)All of the other people arrived on time, it was just Little Yang who was late.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 duì bié rén méiy\u01d2u shénme yìnxiàn\u0261\uff0cjiùshì duì n\u01d0 yìnxiàn\u0261 sh\u0113nkè\u3002
\t\u6211 \u5bf9 \u522b \u4eba \u6ca1\u6709 \u4ec0\u4e48 \u5370\u8c61\uff0c\u5c31\u662f \u5bf9 \u4f60 \u5370\u8c61 \u6df1\u523b\u3002<\/div>\n
(Emphasizing that it was only you which made an impression on me)I wasn't impressed by the others, it was only you who made a deep impression on me.<\/div><\/p>\n