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正是

zhèng shì · zheng shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. is precisely
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，书店(shūdiàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)的(de)那(nà)本(běn)书(shū)！

    Look, the bookshop has the book you always wanted!

  2. Dengdeng

    正是(zhèngshì)这(zhè)本(běn)！书店(shūdiàn)里(lǐ)终于(zhōngyú)有(yǒu)了(le)。

    This is exactly the one! The bookshop finally has it.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)正是(zhèngshì)你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)说(shuō)的(de)书(shū)吗(ma)？

    Is this exactly the book you mentioned last time?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，正是(zhèngshì)这本(zhèběn)。我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)买(mǎi)过(guò)两本(liǎngběn)了(le)。

    Yes, exactly this one. I have already bought two.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)要(yào)买(mǎi)？

    Then why buy another?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)这本(zhèběn)是(shì)新(xīn)的(de)，送给(sònggěi)你(nǐ)。

    Because this one is new. It is for you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

“这(zhè)正(zhèng)是(shì)我(wǒ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)的(de)。”他(tā)喊(hǎn)道(dào)。

"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by adiante19 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

现(xiàn)在(zài)正(zhèng)是(shì)樱(yīng)花(huā)最(zuì)美(měi)的(de)时(shí)节(jié)。

Right now is precisely the season when the cherry blossoms are at their most beautiful.

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正
zhèng

straight; upright

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

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