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是 (shì): to be

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HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to be
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 9
Radical: 日
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to be (followed by substantives only)
correct
right
true
(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
(adverb for emphatic assertion)
to be (copula), used to equate or identify
correct
right
yes (in response)
(emphatic) indeed
really
variant of 是[shi4]

Chinese explanation

表示判断或说明，连接主语和宾语，说明前者等于后者或具有某种性质
用在名词或名词性词组前，表示“就是”的意思。

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9 strokes

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Example sentences

I am a student.

This is a book.

Yes, I know.

Are you a teacher?

It was yesterday that he came.

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