是 昰
shì
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]
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Examples
是我。
shì wǒ。
It's me.
是你吗？
shì nǐ ma？
Is it you?
是我的。
shì wǒ de。
It's mine.
Words with this character
就是 jiù shì exactly但是 dàn shì but还是 hái shi still只是 zhǐ shì merely可是 kě shì but是否 shì fǒu whether总是 zǒng shì always而是 ér shì rather于是 yú shì thereupon正是 zhèng shì is precisely要是 yào shi if算是 suàn shì considered to be或是 huò shì or是不是 shì bu shì is or is not也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō in other words倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect老是 lǎo shi always是非 shì fēi right and wrong便是 biàn shì emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated可不是 kě bu shì exactly!凡是 fán shì each and every就是说 jiù shì shuō in other words自以为是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible