是

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Example sentences

• 是我的。

  Shì wǒ de

  It's mine.

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• 他是人。

  Tā shì rén

  He is human.

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• 我是你。

  Wǒ shì nǐ

  I am you.

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• 你是人。

  Nǐ shì rén

  You're a human.

  Listen Shadow

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Words containing 是

• 是shì 4to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
• 还是hái shi 2–5still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
• 是不是shì bù shì 4–4–4is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not
• 但是dàn shì 4–4 but; however
• 可是kě shì 3–4 but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
• 正是zhèng shì 4–4 is precisely
• 老是lǎo shi 3–5always
• 就是jiù shì 4–4 exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if
• 只是zhǐ shì 3–4 merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
• 总是zǒng shì 3–4 always
• 要是yào shi 4–5(coll.) if
• 有的是yǒu de shì 3–5–4have plenty of; there's no lack of