Dictionary/是

是

是 shì

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

Characters

Example

tā他shì是wǒ我de的zhōng wén中文lǎo shī老师。
他是我的中文老师。
He's my Chinese teacher.

See also: words & characters pronounced shì