昰 Definitions — Dong Chinese Dictionary

shìxià HSK1

is

是 shì frequency

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？

gàosù wǒ, nǐ dàodǐ shì shéi?

Tell me, who exactly are you?; 这个工作到底是什么？

zhège gōngzuò dàodǐ shì shénme?

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 dōngxi de.

I'm here to buy something.; 我们来这里是为了帮助你成功。

wǒmen lái zhèlǐ shì wèile bāngzhù nǐ chénggōng.

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 zhēnde 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 xūyào xuǎnzé“ 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。

lǐmiàn shì yīge yīnyuèhé.

Inside is a music box.; 车里是一个年轻的女人。

chē li shì yīge niánqīng de nǚrén.

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 zhìliáoshī 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

昰 xià

summer: (archaic variant) the season of summer; the Xia dynasty

昰 shì

to be: variant of 是 shì; this; right

surname: a Chinese surname

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Frequency

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+6630

Sources

Frequency data: BCC Corpus (BLCU)