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是
shì
1. is
2. are
3. am
4. yes
5. to be
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不是
búshi
fault
不是
bùshì
no
乃是
nǎishì
equivalent to either [[是<shì>]] or [[就是<jiùshì>]]
但是
dànshì
but
HSK 2
便是
biànshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
倒是
dàoshi
contrary to what one might expect
光是
guāngshì
solely
凡是
fánshì
each and every
HSK 6
利是
lìshì
lucky item (poster, envelope etc) made from red paper, used especially at Chinese New Year, also written [[利事<lìshì>]]
却是
quèshì
nevertheless
只是
zhǐshì
merely
可是
kěshì
but
HSK 4
如是
rúshì
thus
就是
jiùshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
或是
huòshì
or
于是
yúshì
thereupon
HSK 4
既是
jìshì
is both ...(and...)
是以
shìyǐ
therefore
是否
shìfǒu
whether (or not)
HSK 4
是故
shìgù
therefore

Example Sentences (10)

那个正在说话的女孩儿是谁？
Nà gè zhèngzài shuōhuà de nǚháir shì shéi?
Who is that girl who is talking?
Text 2
这是你们比赛的照片吗？
Zhè shì nǐmen bǐsài de zhàopiàn ma?
Is this a photo of your competition?
Text 1
听说你男朋友李进跟你是一个学校的，是你同学吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ nán péngyou Lǐ Jìn gēn nǐ shì yí ge xuéxiào de, shì nǐ tóngxué ma?
I heard your boyfriend Li Jin is from the same school as you. Is he your classmate?
Text 1
你是老师吗？
Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?
Are you a teacher?
Text 2
王方，昨天和你一起唱歌的人是谁？
Wáng Fāng, zuótiān hé nǐ yìqǐ chànggē de rén shì shéi?
Wang Fang, who sang with you yesterday?
Text 1
这是今天早上的报纸吗？
Zhè shì jīntiān zǎoshang de bàozhǐ ma?
Is this this morning's newspaper?
Text 2
她是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 1
除了春节，中秋节以外，啤酒节也是这里很重要的一个节日。
Chúle Chūnjié, Zhōngqiūjié yǐwài, Píjiǔjié yě shì zhèlǐ hěn zhòngyào de yí gè jiérì.
In addition to the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Beer Festival is also a very important festival here.
Text 4
这是什么时候的照片？你真年轻！
Zhè shì shénme shíhou de zhàopiàn? Nǐ zhēn niánqīng!
When was this photo taken? You're really young!
Text 3
她是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 3

Alternate Entries

是
shì
variant of [[是<shì>]] / (used in given names)
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
2
Word Frequency Rank
3 of 84,292