是
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay; to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- Strokes
- 9
- Pinyin
- shì
Parts
Built from 是
Words with 是
- 不是bù shì · bushino; is not; not
- 乃是nǎi shì · naishiequivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
- 但是dàn shì · danshibut; however
- 便是biàn shì · bianshi(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly
- 倒是dào shi · daoshicontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise
- 光是guāng shì · guangshisolely; just
- 凡是fán shì · fanshieach and every; every; all; any
- 却是què shì · queshinevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
- 只是zhǐ shì · zhishimerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- 可是kě shì · keshibut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 国是guó shì · guoshi(literary) variant of 國事|国事[guo2 shi4]
- 如是rú shì · rushithus
- 就是jiù shì · jiushiexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 很是hěn shì · henshi(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
- 或是huò shì · huoshior; either one or the other
- 于是yú shì · yushithereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 既是jì shì · jishiis both ...(and...); since; as
- 是以shì yǐ · shiyitherefore; thus; so
- 是否shì fǒu · shifouwhether (or not); if; is or isn't
- 是故shì gù · shigutherefore; so; consequently
- 是日shì rì · shiri(formal) this day; that day
- 是次shì cì · shici(formal) this time
- 是的shì de · shideyes, that's right
- 是荷shì hé · shihe(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged
- 是非shì fēi · shifeiright and wrong; quarrel
- 更是gèng shì · gengshieven more (so)
- 最是zuì shì · zuishi(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ...; (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
- 横是héng shi · hengshiprobably; most likely
- 正是zhèng shì · zhengshiis precisely
- 求是qiú shì · qiushito seek the truth