是
shì
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- HSK 1 · TOCFL Novice 1
- Frequency
- No. 4
- Traditional
- 昰
How to write 是, stroke by stroke
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What 是 means
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是
Words with 是
- 不是bù shìno; is not; not
- 不是bù shifault; blame
- 就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if
- 只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- 但是dàn shìbut; however
- 还是hái shistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 真是zhēn shiindeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
- 是不是shì bù shìis or isn't; yes or no; whether or not
- 可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 要是yào shi(coll.) if
- 总是zǒng shìalways
- 是否shì fǒuwhether (or not); if; is or isn't
是 in a sentence
bù ， wǒ bú shì ！ nǐ cái shì ！
No I'm not; you are!
wǒ zhǐ shì shuō shuō ér yǐ ！
I'm just saying!
shì jiè jiù shì yí gè fēng zǐ de qiú lóng 。
The world is a den of crazies.
kě xī zhè shì zhēn de 。
It is unfortunately true.
chún zhēn shì yí jiàn měi hǎo de shì 。
Innocence is a beautiful thing.