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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)

若是
ruòshì
if
是故
shìgù
therefore
只是
zhǐshì
merely
却是
quèshì
nevertheless
确是
quèshì
certainly
倒是
dàoshi
contrary to what one might expect
而是
érshì
rather
是以
shìyǐ
therefore
于是
yúshì
thereupon
HSK 4
要是
yàoshi
if
HSK 4
虽是
suīshì
although
凡是
fánshì
each and every
HSK 6
硬是
yìngshì
just
就是
jiùshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
求是
qiúshì
to seek the truth
真是
zhēnshi
indeed
可是
kěshì
but
HSK 4
煞是
shàshì
extremely
老是
lǎoshi
always
既是
jìshì
is both ...(and...)

Example Sentences (10)

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
小丽，那个高高的男人是你们公司的吗？你对他了解吗？
Xiǎo Lì,nàge gāogāo de nánrén shì nǐmen gōngsī de ma?Nǐ duì tā liǎojiě ma?
Xiaoli, is that tall man from your company? Are you familiar with him?
Text 2
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.
Besides Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, the beer festival is also a very important festival here.
Text 4
她是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 3
你是中国人吗？
Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?
Are you Chinese?
Text 3
刚结婚的时候，我丈夫是中学老师，他喜欢每天早上起床后，一边吃早饭一边看报纸。
Gāng jiéhūn de shíhou,wǒ zhàngfu shì zhōngxué lǎoshī,tā xǐhuan měitiān zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu,yì biān chī zǎofàn yì biān kàn bàozhǐ.
When we had just gotten married, my husband was a middle school teacher. He liked to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper every morning after getting up.
Text 4
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
她是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 1
左边这个看报纸的女孩子是你姐姐吗？
Zuǒbiān zhège kàn bàozhǐ de nǚ háizi shì nǐ jiějie ma?
Is this girl on the left who is reading a newspaper your older sister?
Text 2

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