ChineseSkillDICTIONARY
CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

是

shìHSK 1

是 (shì) is an HSK 1 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto be

    • EX
      他是我的同学。

      He's my classmate.

    • EX
      这本书是我的。

      This book is mine.

  2. Englishyes (used to indicate promise)

    • EX
      是，我知道了。

      Yes, I understand.

    • EX
      是，我马上去。

      Yes, I'll go right away.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishindeed; really

    • EX
      这本书是很好。

      This book really is good.

    • EX
      我是想去，可是没时间。

      I do want to go, but I don't have time.