是
shì HSK1

is

是 shì
variant 昰
to be verb
to be; to correspond to; connects a subject to its identification, characterization, or identity

告诉我，你到底是谁？

gào​sù wǒ, nǐ dào​dǐ shì shéi?

Tell me, who exactly are you?

这个工作到底是什么？

zhè​ge gōng​zuò dào​dǐ shì shén​me?

What is this job exactly?

[identification] particle
used in the 是...的 shì... de pattern to highlight specific details of a past event such as time, location, or manner

我是来买东西的。

wǒ shì lái mǎi dōng​xi de.

I'm here to buy something.

我们来这里是为了帮助你成功。

wǒ​men lái zhè​lǐ shì wèi​le bāng​zhù nǐ chéng​gōng.

We are here to help you succeed.

indeed adverbverb
used for emphasis before a verb or adjective to confirm a quality or state, meaning "certainly" or "really"

我是真的想帮你。

wǒ shì zhēn​de xiǎng bāng nǐ.

I really want to help you.

yes verb
used to express agreement, confirm a fact, or acknowledge a command, meaning "correct", "right", or "very well"

你需要选择“是”。

nǐ xū​yào xuǎn​zé“ shì”.

You need to select “yes”.

[existence] verb
used to indicate the presence of something at a location, similar to "there is" or "there are"

里面是一个音乐盒。

lǐ​miàn shì yī​ge yīn​yuè​hé.

Inside is a music box.

车里是一个年轻的女人。

chē li shì yī​ge nián​qīng de nǚ​rén.

There was a young woman in the car.

this conjunction
(literary) this; that; such; used as a demonstrative to refer back to what was just mentioned
correct verb
right; true; just; often used in contrast with 非 fēi

你的治疗师是对的。

nǐ de zhì​liáo​shī shì duì de.

Your therapist is right.

[concession] verb
used to acknowledge a fact while introducing a contrast, meaning "A is A (all right), but..."
[object marker]
(literary) a particle used to pull the object of a sentence to the front for emphasis
affairs
(bound form) matters; national affairs; specifically used in context of state policy
Shi
a Chinese surname
suitable
to be suitable or appropriate
every
used before a noun to mean every, any, or all
to praise
to praise; to justify; to consider correct

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Frequency
Character
Written text
3rd most common 13516.5 per million
Movie subtitles
4th most common 25022.9 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
28253.5 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
9097.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+662F

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)