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

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Example Sentences (10)

她是谁?
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 3
生日快乐!这是送给你的!
Shēngrì kuàilè! Zhè shì sòng gěi nǐ de!
Happy birthday! This is for you!
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
那个拿着碗吃饭的人是你哥哥吗?他和你长得真像。
Nà ge ná zhe wǎn chī fàn de rén shì nǐ gē ge ma?tā hé nǐ zhǎng de zhēn xiàng.
Is the person eating from a bowl your older brother? He really looks like you.
Text 3
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
你们是怎么来饭店的?
Nǐmen shì zěnme lái fàndiàn de?
How did you get to the restaurant?
Text 2
我今天看见你和一个女的进了咖啡店,她是谁啊?
Wǒ jīntiān kànjiàn nǐ hé yí gè nǚ de jìn le kāfēi diàn, tā shì shéi a?
I saw you and a woman go into a coffee shop today. Who is she?
Text 2
明天是晴天还是阴天?
Míngtiān shì qíngtiān háishì yīntiān?
Will it be sunny or cloudy tomorrow?
Text 1
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
今天是12月20日,新年就要到了。
Jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì, xīnnián jiù yào dào le.
Today is December 20th, and the New Year is almost here.
Text 1

Metadata

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