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是

shì · shi

Traditional 昰

HSK 1

Meaning

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shì 是

  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

shì 昰

  1. variant of 是 (shì)
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In a conversation

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What is this?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Excuse me, what is this?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)，是(shì)用(yòng)山楂(shānzhā)做(zuò)的(de)。

    This is tanghulu, made from hawthorn berries.

  3. Leon

    是(shì)甜(tián)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is it sweet?

  4. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)是(shì)甜(tián)的(de)，里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)酸(suān)的(de)。

    The outside is sweet, the inside is sour.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)应该(yīnggāi)先(xiān)吃(chī)外面(wàimiàn)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Should I eat the outside first?

  6. Dengdeng

    是(shì)，不过(bùguò)小心(xiǎoxīn)，里面(lǐmiàn)还(hái)有(yǒu)核(hé)。

    Yes, but careful, there is still a pit inside.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)年(nián)纪(jì)时(shí)，冥(míng)王(wáng)星(xīng)是(shì)行(xíng)星(xīng)。

When I was your age, Pluto was a planet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)若(ruò)是(shì)伤(shāng)害(hài)别(bié)人(rén)，你(nǐ)也(yě)会(huì)伤(shāng)害(hài)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)。

When you hurt others, you also hurt yourself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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