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Radicals in this Character

  • 日 rì sun
  • 一 yī one
  • 走 zǒu run
Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
shi4
si6 si6 is / are / am / yes / to be

Common Chinese Words Using 是

Simplified Chinese Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
不 是
bu2 shi4
bat1, fau2 si6 bat1, fau2 si6 no / is not / not
就 是
jiu4 shi4
jau6 si6 zau6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
还 是
hai2 shi4
waan4 si6 waan4 si6 or / still / nevertheless
但 是
dan4 shi4
daan6 si6 daan6 si6 but / however
可 是
ke3 shi4
hak1, ho2 si6 hak1, ho2 si6 but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
只 是
zhi3 shi4
jek3, ji2 si6 zek3, zi2 si6 merely / simply / only / but
于 是
yu2 shi4
yu1, yu4 si6 jyu1, jyu4 si6 thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence

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