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CLO_088: How long is he staying?

Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ta1 zhe4 ci4 yao4 dai1 duo1 jiu3?
B: Jiu4 ji3 tian1.
A: Gao4su ta1 bu2 yao4 wang4 le dai4 hu4zhao4 he2 xin4yong4ka3.
Ta1men bu4 shou1 xian4jin1.

Dialogue: Tones
A: Tā zhè cì yào dāi duō jiǔ?
B: Jiù jǐ tiān.
A: Gàosu tā bú yào wàng le dài hùzhào hé xìnyòngkǎ.
Tāmen bù shōu xiànjīn.

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2 Responses to “CLO_088: How long is he staying?”

Olivier MASSOU Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I don’t understand why “only” is used here:

Fùjìn jiù yǒu yījiā xīn lǚguǎn

Wouldn’t “Fùjìn yǒu yījiā xīn lǚguǎn” be correct ? Why do you have to use jiù ?
Adam Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Hi Olivier,

In your example, the jiù has a slightly different meaning. It is emphasizing that the hotel is very close by. Compare the following:

Fùjìn yǒu yījiā xīn lǚguǎn - there is a new hotel nearby.
Fùjìn jiù yǒu yījiā xīn lǚguǎn - there is a new hotel very close by.

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