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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

就是 [jiùshì]
  1. 1. adverb [表示赞同] exactly
    他索价太高。 就是
    He's asking too much. Exactly!
  2. 2. adverb [表示坚决] still
    无论大家怎么解释,他就是不相信。
    No matter what everyone said, he still didn't believe them.
  3. 3. adverb [表示强调] really
    东立就是聪明。
    Dong Li is really clever.
  4. 4. adverb [确定范围] only
    他挺聪明的,就是不够勤勉。
    He's very clever, only he doesn't work hard enough.
  5. 5. particle
    我一定准时到。 你放心就是了。
    I will definitely arrive on time – just stop worrying!
    你干就是了,没人说你。
    Just go ahead and do it – no one will blame you!
  6. 6. conjunction even if
    就是再努力,也没人理你。
    Even if you try harder, people still won't pay attention to you.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

就是 [jiùshì]
  1. 1. used, usually with 了, at the end of a sentence to give force to the statement
    你说就是了。
    Just say it!
    他想要点儿钱就是了。
    He wants some money, that's all.
  2. 2. yes, that's right; exactly; precisely; then
    这是不是你说的那个? —就是
    Is that what you were talking about? —Yes, that's it.
  3. 3. (used correlatively with 也) even if
    就是不愿意去,也得打个电话。
    Even if you don't want to go, you still have to make a phone call.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

就是 [jiùshì]
  1. 1. 单用,表示同意
    就是就是,我跟你的看法相同。
  2. 2. 表示坚决、肯定或强调
    随你怎么劝,我就是不愿意
    这孩子就是聪明
    伸手就是一巴掌。
  3. 3. 表示限定范围,排除其他
    我们家就是两口人
    就是怕冷,不怕热
    就是这种便宜,别的都贵。
  4. 4. 连接分句,表示假设兼让步关系,相当于"即使"
    就是三岁孩子也不会干这种傻事。
  5. 5. 用在句末,表示肯定,让对方放心(后面多加"了")
    您放心就是
    我不计较就是了。

Examples

一天到晚就是忙,不是工作,就是开会,还要学习。
I'm busy day and night, not only with work, but also with meetings or classes.
他这会儿不是在教室,就是在图书馆。
He's now either in the classroom or in the library.
就是你的不是了。
It's your fault. or You're to blame.
刚生下来的孩子,除了吃就是睡。
If a newborn baby isn't eating, then it's sleeping.
这几天除了刮风,就是下雨。
Recently we've been having either windy or rainy days.
我跟他认识倒认识,就是不太熟。
Yes, I know him, but not very well.
不管你说什么,他就是不动窝。
No matter what you say, he just won't stir.
我家对过就是邮局。
The post office is just opposite my house.
他在实验室里一蹲就是好几个小时。
He would stay for hours at a stretch in the laboratory.

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