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是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

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Meaning of 是 in English

shìHSK 1verbSyllabus #188
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
  5. variant of 是[shi4]

Example sentences

  1. 我是一名牙齒矯正醫師。
    wǒ shì yī míng yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng yī shī。
    I'm an orthodontist.
    Tatoeba #13249547 by LeviHighway · #3374713 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 东京是一个很大的城市。
    dōng jīng shì yí gè hěn dà de chéng shì。
    Tokyo is a big city.
    Tatoeba #333362 by fucongcong · #279791 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 这块地毯是手工制作的。
    zhè kuài dì tǎn shì shǒu gōng zhì zuò de。
    This rug is handmade.
    Tatoeba #8815172 by crescat · #2731702 by sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 是

但是HSK 2还是HSK 2可是HSK 3只是HSK 3总是HSK 3就是HSK 4老是HSK 4是否HSK 4要是HSK 4于是HSK 4

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