Word: 是 (shì) to be (followed by substantives only)

These are the example sentences using 是 in the sense to be (followed by substantives only). Every sentence using 是 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 是 in this sense

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咱们的票是得提前一小时去取得。

Zánmen de piào shì de tíqián yì xiǎoshí qù qǔdé.

We have to be there an hour in advance to get our tickets.
哦，这是什么？

Ó, zhè shì shénme?

Oh, what is this?
哪个包是你的？

Nǎge bāo shì nǐ de?

Which bag is yours?
哪个吉他是你的？

Nǎge jítā shì nǐ de?

Which guitar is yours?
哪个是你的杯子？

Nǎge shì nǐ de bēizi?

Which cup is yours?
哪个是你的行李？

Nǎge shì nǐ de xíngli?

Which is your luggage?
哪个是我的？

Nǎge shì wǒ de?

Which is mine?
哪个杯子是你的？

Nǎge bēizi shì nǐ de?

Which cup is yours?
哪只狗是你的？

Nǎ zhǐ gǒu shì nǐ de?

Which dog is yours?
哪只狗是黑色的？

Nǎ zhǐ gǒu shì hēisè de?

Which dog is black?
哪把是我的牙刷？

Nǎ bǎ shì wǒ de yáshuā?

Which one is my toothbrush?
哪本书是你的？

Nǎ běn shū shì nǐ de?

Which is your book?
哪本是你的书？

Nǎ běn shì nǐ de shū?

Which is your book?
哪顶帽子是你的？

Nǎ dǐng màozi shì nǐ de?

Which cap is yours?
哪首是你最喜欢的歌？

Nǎ shǒu shì nǐ zuì xǐhuan de gē?

Which is your favorite song?
哭是无济于事的。

Kū shì wújìyúshì de.

Crying is of no avail.
哲学是什么？

Zhéxué shì shénme?

What is philosophy?
喂，是120吗？

Wèi, shì yìbǎi'èrshí ma?

Hey, is it 120?
因为是星期天，超市非常拥挤。

Yīnwèi shì xīngqītiān, chāoshì fēicháng yōngjǐ.

It being Sunday, the supermarket was very crowded.
因为是那儿。

Yīnwèi shì nàr.

Because it is there.
图书馆是我最喜欢去的地方之一。

Túshūguǎn shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan qù de dìfāng zhīyī.

The library is one of my favourite places.
在你面前是什么东西？

Zài nǐ miànqián shì shénme dōngxi?

What's in front of you?
在学校时我学了中文是个优势。

Zài xuéxiào shí wǒ xué le Zhōngwén shì gè yōushì.

It was an advantage having learned Chinese while I was in school.
在您国家的人是吃米饭的吗？

Zài nín guójiā de rén shì chī mǐfàn de ma?

Do people in your country eat rice?
在我手里的是一个贝壳化石。

Zài wǒ shǒulǐ de shì yí gè bèiké huàshí.

What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.
在我的单位，我是最年轻的。

Zài wǒ de dānwèi, wǒ shì zuì niánqīng de.

I'm the youngest in my department.
在池塘游泳是危险的。

Zài chítáng yóuyǒng shì wēixiǎn de.

Swimming in the pond is dangerous.
在河里游泳的家伙是我朋友。

Zài hé lǐ yóuyǒng de jiāhuo shì wǒ péngyou.

The man swimming in the river is my friend.
在门口的自行车是我的。

Zài ménkǒu de zìxíngchē shì wǒ de.

The bicycle by the door is mine.
在雨中走出去是不可能的。

Zài yǔ zhōng zǒuchū qù shì bù kěnéng de.

Going out in this rain is out of the question.
地球是一个行星。

Dìqiú shì yí gè xíngxīng.

Earth is a planet.
地球是我们的家。

Dìqiú shì wǒmen de jiā.

The Earth is our home.
地球的表面有七成是水。

Dìqiú de biǎomiàn yǒu qī chéng shì shuǐ.

The surface of the earth is 70% water.
坏的人，是我。

Huài de rén, shì wǒ.

It is I that am bad.
坐在角落的那个男人是谁？

Zuò zài jiǎoluò de nàge nánrén shì shéi?

Who is the man sitting in the corner?
坐在那边的女性是他现在的妻子。

Zuò zài nàbian de nǚxìng shì tā xiànzài de qīzi.

The woman sitting over there is his present wife.
复制/粘贴是很有用的。

Fùzhì/zhāntiē shì hěn yǒuyòng de.

Copy-and-paste is very useful.
夜晚是我一天中最喜欢的时候。

Yèwǎn shì wǒ yì tiān zhōng zuì xǐhuan de shíhou.

Nighttime is my favorite time of the day.
大家都知道他是诚实的。

Dàjiā dōu zhīdào tā shì chéngshí de.

Everybody knows that he is honest.
大家都说他是个好人。

Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì gè hǎo rén.

Everyone says that he's a good man.
大家都说我是错的。

Dàjiā dōu shuō wǒ shì cuò de.

Everyone said that I was wrong.
大象是巨大的动物。

Dàxiàng shì jùdà de dòngwù.

The elephant is an enormous creature.
天气的预报是很科学的。

Tiānqì de yùbào shì hěn kēxué de.

The weather is forecast scientifically.
天空几乎每天是晴朗的。

Tiānkōng jīhū měitiān shì qínglǎng de.

The sky is clear almost every day.
天空是浅蓝的。

Tiānkōng shì qiǎn lán de.

The sky is light blue.
太平洋是世界上最大的海洋。

Tàipíngyáng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de hǎiyáng.

The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.
太空旅行已不再是幻想。

Tàikōng lǚxíng yǐ búzài shì huànxiǎng.

Space travel is no longer a dream.
奇怪的是我从未意识到这一点。

Qíguài de shì wǒ cóngwèi yìshí dào zhè yìdiǎn.

Strange that I'd never realised that before.
奖项是不会授给她的。

Jiǎngxiàng shì búhuì shòu gěi tā de.

The prize won't be given to her.
奶酪是黄色的。

Nǎilào shì huángsè de.

The cheese is yellow.
她一定是忘了她的承诺了。

Tā yídìng shì wàngle tā de chéngnuòle.

She must have forgotten the promise.
她一定是生病了。

Tā yídìng shì shēngbìng le.

She must have been sick.
她丈夫是个优秀的厨师。

Tā zhàngfu shì gè yōuxiù de chúshī.

Her husband is an excellent cook.
她不在是因为病了。

Tā bú zài shì yīnwèi bìng le.

She is absent because of sickness.
她以为我是医生。

Tā yǐwéi wǒ shì yīshēng.

She supposed me to be a doctor.
她以为我是大夫。

Tā yǐwéi wǒ shì dàifu.

She thought that I was a doctor.
她以前是一位老师。

Tā yǐqián shì yí wèi lǎoshī.

She used to be a teacher.
她们不可能是对的。

Tāmen bù kěnéng shì duì de.

They can't be right.
她们是俄罗斯人。

Tāmen shì Éluósī rén.

They are Russian.
她们是学生吗？

Tāmen shì xuésheng ma?

Are they students?
她们是孩子。

Tāmen shì háizi.

They're kids.
她会是他的好妻子。

Tā huì shì tā de hǎo qīzi.

She will make him a good wife.
她假装是学生。

Tā jiǎzhuāng shì xuésheng.

She pretended to be a student.
她假设他是无辜的。

Tā jiǎshè tā shì wúgū de.

She presumes him to be innocent.
她儿子是个天才。

Tā érzi shì gè tiāncái.

Her son is a genius.
她和我是同学。

Tā hé wǒ shì tóngxué.

She and I are classmates.
她坚持自己的分析是正确的。

Tā jiānchí zìjǐ de fēnxī shì zhèngquè de.

She maintains that her analysis is correct.
她坚持认为自己的分析是正确的。

Tā jiānchí rènwéi zìjǐ de fēnxī shì zhèngquè de.

She persists in saying that her analysis is correct.
她坚持认为那是我的错。

Tā jiānchí rènwéi nà shì wǒ de cuò.

She insisted that it was my fault.
她想知道是谁送的花。

Tā xiǎng zhīdào shì shéi sòng de huā.

She wants to know who sent the flowers.
她所说的话是不真实的。

Tā suǒshuō dehuà shì bù zhēnshí de.

What she said wasn't true.
她承认我的声明是真实的。

Tā chéngrèn wǒ de shēngmíng shì zhēnshí de.

She acknowledged that my statement was true.
她把我误认为是我的兄弟。

Tā bǎ wǒ wù rènwéi shì wǒ de xiōngdì.

She mistook me for my brother.
她是一个安静的女人。

Tā shì yí gè ānjìng de nǚrén.

She is a quiet woman.
她是一个很安静的人。

Tā shì yí gè hěn ānjìng de rén.

She's a quiet person.
她是一个很重要的人。

Tā shì yí gè hěn zhòngyào de rén.

She is a very important person.
她是一个性格坚强的女人。

Tā shì yí gè xìnggé jiānqiáng de nǚrén.

She's a woman of strong character.
她是一个朋友吗？

Tā shì yí gè péngyou ma?

Is she a friend?
她是一个自私的人。

Tā shì yí gè zìsī de rén.

She is a selfish person.
她是一个著名的歌手。

Tā shì yí gè zhùmíng de gēshǒu.

She is a noted singer.
她是一个非常有趣的人。

Tā shì yí gè fēicháng yǒuqù de rén.

She's a very interesting person.
她是一个非常美的女人。

Tā shì yí gè fēicháng Měidí nǚrén.

She is a woman of great beauty.
她是一位品行端正的女士。

Tā shì yí wèi pǐnxíng duānzhèng de nǚshì.

She is a very correct lady.
她是一位真正的美人。

Tā shì yí wèi zhēnzhèng de Měi rén.

She is a real beauty.
她是一名教授。

Tā shì yì míng jiàoshòu.

She's a professor.
她是一名无人能敌的歌手。

Tā shì yì míng wúrén néng dí de gēshǒu.

She is a singer without equal.
她是一名记者。

Tā shì yì míng jìzhě.

She is a journalist.
她是个合格的护士。

Tā shì gè hégé de hùshi.

She is qualified as a nurse.
她是个大菸枪。

Tā shì gè dà yān qiāng.

She smokes excessively.
她是个女人。

Tā shì gè nǚrén.

She is a woman.
她是个安静的人。

Tā shì gè ānjìng de rén.

She's a quiet person.
她是个很坦率的人。

Tā shì gè hěn tǎnshuài de rén.

She has a very open personality.
她是个很无聊的人。

Tā shì gè hěn wúliáo de rén.

She is a very boring person.
她是个很有成就的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu chéngjiù de rén.

She is a very successful woman. (person)
她是个很棒的女人。

Tā shì gè hěn bàng de nǚrén.

She is a wonderful woman.
她是个数学天才。

Tā shì gè shùxué tiāncái.

She was a genius in mathematics.
她是个耐心的女人。

Tā shì gè nàixīn de nǚrén.

She's a patient woman.
她是个非常好的老师。

Tā shì gè fēicháng hǎo de lǎoshī.

She is a very good teacher.
她是他的一切。

Tā shì tā de yíqiè.

She is everything to him.
她是位歌手。

Tā shì wèi gēshǒu.

She is a singer.