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是 shì

to be (is, are)

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 1
Radical
日
Type
Ideograph
Made of 日疋 ⿱日疋

Memory hint: To speak 日 directly 疋

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  1. 我是学生。
    Wǒ shì xuésheng.
    I am a student.
    i is student
  2. 这是你的书吗？
    Zhè shì nǐ de shū ma?
    Is this your book?
    this is you (particle) book (question)
  3. 我们还是走路去吧。
    Wǒmen háishi zǒulù qù ba.
    Let's just walk there.
    we still-is walk go (suggestion)
  4. 他不是老师。
    Tā bú shì lǎoshī.
    He isn't a teacher.
    he not is teacher
  5. 晚上八点，他总是在家。
    Wǎnshang bā diǎn, tā zǒngshì zài jiā.
    At eight in the evening, he's always at home.
    evening eight o'clock, he always at home

Words with 是 (12)