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Pinyin IPA [ʂɻ̩˥˩] Zhuyin
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 3 freq #4
Meaning
- verb 动词 to be
The verb 'to be', linking two nouns: 我是学生 'I am a student'. It is not used before adjectives — Chinese says 我很好, not 我是好.
- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
Examples
| 是我。 | shì wǒ | It's me. |
| 是你吗？ | shì nǐ ma | Is it you? |
| 是我的。 | shì wǒ de | It's mine. |
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