是

shì · shi

Traditional 昰

Meaning

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shì 是

  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

shì 昰

  1. variant of 是 (shì)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)年(nián)纪(jì)时(shí),冥(míng)王(wáng)星(xīng)是(shì)行(xíng)星(xīng)。

When I was your age, Pluto was a planet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)若(ruò)是(shì)伤(shāng)害(hài)别(bié)人(rén),你(nǐ)也(yě)会(huì)伤(shāng)害(hài)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)。

When you hurt others, you also hurt yourself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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