Chinese character
是
shì
to be
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- to be
- indeed, right, yes
- okay
- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
Stroke order
是Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.
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Words
Common words
不是不是bù shìno; is not; not; fault; blame就是就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if但是但是dàn shìbut; however还是还是hái shistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or只是只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however是否是否shì fǒuwhether (or not); if; is or isn't可是可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed真是真是zhēn shiindeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)而是而是ér shìrather总是总是zǒng shìalways
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