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

1000 sentences, showing page 9 of 10.

她是位老师。

Tā shì wèi lǎoshī.

She is a teacher.
她是你的朋友。

Tā shì nǐ de péngyou.

She's your friend.
她是俄罗斯人。

Tā shì Éluósī rén.

She is Russian.
她是出租车司机。

Tā shì chūzūchē sījī.

She is a taxi driver.
她是出租车司机吗？

Tā shì chūzūchē sījī ma?

Is she a taxi driver?
她是医生。

Tā shì yīshēng.

She is a doctor.
她是医生了。

Tā shì yīshēng le.

She's a doctor now.
她是喂我们的狗的人。

Tā shì wèi wǒmen de gǒu de rén.

She is the one who feeds our dog.
她是她的亲生母亲。

Tā shì tā de qīnshēng mǔqīn.

She is her real mother.
她是巴西人。

Tā shì Bāxī rén.

She's Brazilian.
她是强大的对手，不是吗？

Tā shì qiángdà de duìshǒu, bú shì ma?

She's a tough competitor, isn't she?
她是怎样的人呢？

Tā shì zěnyàng de rén ne?

What kind of person is she?
她是意大利歌剧的粉丝。

Tā shì Yìdàlì gējù de fěnsī.

She's a fan of Italian opera.
她是我们的女儿。

Tā shì wǒmen de nǚ'ér.

She is our daughter.
她是我们的教师。

Tā shì wǒmen de jiàoshī.

She's our teacher.
她是我喜欢的类型。

Tā shì wǒ xǐhuan de lèixíng.

She's my type.
她是我女儿。

Tā shì wǒ nǚ'ér.

She's my daughter.
她是我妻子。

Tā shì wǒ qīzi.

She's my wife.
她是我最喜欢的歌手。

Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de gēshǒu.

She's my favorite singer.
她是我最好的朋友。

Tā shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou.

She's my best friend.
她是我朋友吗？

Tā shì wǒ péngyou ma?

Is she my friend?
她是我的同学。

Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.

She's my classmate.
她是我的女朋友。

Tā shì wǒ de nǚpéngyou.

She is my girlfriend.
她是我的姐姐。

Tā shì wǒ de jiějie.

She's my older sister.
她是我的岳母。

Tā shì wǒ de yuèmǔ.

She is my mother-in-law.
她是我的朋友吗？

Tā shì wǒ de péngyou ma?

Is she my friend?
她是我的老师。

Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

She is my teacher.
她是我老婆。

Tā shì wǒ lǎopó.

She's my wife.
她是文艺青年。

Tā shì wényì qīngnián.

She is a young artist.
她是日本人吗？

Tā shì Rìběn rén ma?

Is she Japanese?
她是最后一个客人。

Tā shì zuìhòu yí gè kèrén.

She was the last guest.
她是法国的。

Tā shì Fǎguó de.

She is from France.
她是潮流的奴隶。

Tā shì cháoliú de núlì.

She is a slave of fashion.
她是生气了，还是累了。

Tā shì shēngqì le, háishi lèile.

She is angry, and still tired.
她是礼貌的化身。

Tā shì lǐmào de huàshēn.

She is politeness itself.
她是第一次来意大利吗？

Tā shì dìyīcì lái Yìdàlì ma?

Is this her first time coming to Italy?
她是美国人，但在英国居住。

Tā shì Měiguórén, dàn zài Yīngguó jūzhù.

She is American, but she lives in England.
她是老师的宝贝。

Tā shì lǎoshī de bǎobèi.

She is a teacher's pet.
她最弱的科目是科学。

Tā zuì ruò de kēmù shì kēxué.

She is weakest at science.
她爱的是你，不是我。

Tā ài de shì nǐ, bú shì wǒ.

It's you that she loves, not me.
她父亲是日本人。

Tā fùqīn shì Rìběn rén.

Her father is Japanese.
她爹是日本人。

Tā diē shì Rìběn rén.

Her father is Japanese.
她的女儿是护士。

Tā de nǚ'ér shì hùshi.

Her daughter is a nurse.
她的故事是真的吗？

Tā de gùshi shì zhēnde ma?

Was her story true?
她的梦想是参观巴黎。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì cānguān Bālí.

Her dream is to visit Paris.
她的梦想是成为一名护士。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yì míng hùshi.

Her dream is to become a nurse.
她的母亲是一位漂亮的女人。

Tā de mǔqīn shì yí wèi piàoliang de nǚrén.

Her mother is a pretty woman.
她的母语是法语。

Tā de mǔyǔ shì Fǎyǔ.

French is her mother tongue.
她的男朋友是个笨蛋。

Tā de nánpéngyou shì gè bèndàn.

Her boyfriend is an idiot.
她的目的是成为教师。

Tā de mùdì shì chéngwéi jiàoshī.

Her goal is to become a teacher.
她的花园是一件艺术作品。

Tā de huāyuán shì yí jiàn yìshù zuòpǐn.

Her garden is a work of art.
她的袜子是灰色的。

Tā de wàzi shì huīsè de.

Her socks are gray.
她的道歉都是假的。

Tā de dàoqiàn dōu shì jiǎ de.

Her apology was nothing but show.
她相信他是无辜的。

Tā xiāngxìn tā shì wúgū de.

She believes that he is innocent.
她笑是为了掩饰自己的恐惧。

Tā xiào shì wèile yǎnshì zìjǐ de kǒngjù.

She laughed to cover her fear.
她认为他是在浪费电。

Tā rènwéi tā shì zài làngfèi diàn.

She thought that he was wasting electricity.
她说她们是她的好朋友。

Tā shuō tāmen shì tā de hǎo péngyou.

She said that they were good friends of hers.
她说她是新学生。

Tā shuō tā shì xīn xuésheng.

She said that she was a new student.
她说的每句话都是事实。

Tā shuō de měi jù huà dōu shì shìshí.

Whatever she says is true.
她跑得很快是为了赶上其他成员。

Tā pǎo de hěn kuài shì wèile gǎnshàng qítā chéngyuán.

She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
她骂我是个骗子。

Tā mà wǒ shì gè piànzi.

She accused me of being a liar.
好习惯是从小养成的。

Hǎo xíguàn shì cóngxiǎo yǎngchéng de.

Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.
好得不像是真的。

Hǎo de bú xiàng shì zhēnde.

Too good to be true.
好的开始是成功的一半。

Hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yíbàn.

Well begun is half done.
如果不是现在，那是什么时候？

Rúguǒ bú shì xiànzài, nà shì shénme shíhou?

If not now, when?
如果今天是星期日，我会去钓鱼。

Rúguǒ jīntiān shì xīngqīrì, wǒ huì qù diàoyú.

If today was Sunday, I would go fishing.
如果你是我，你会怎么做？

Rúguǒ nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?

If you are me, how can you do it?
如果你是指我们的话，我们不累。

Rúguǒ nǐ shì zhǐ wǒmen dehuà, wǒmen bú lèi.

If you're talking about us, we're not tired.
如果我是你，我也会这么做。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ yě huì zhème zuò.

Were I in your place I would do the same thing.
如果我是你，我会帮他一把。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ huì bāng tā yì bǎ.

If I were in your place, I would lend him a hand.
如果我是你，我就不做那件事。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù bú zuò nà jiàn shì.

If I were you, I wouldn't do it.
如果我是你，我就忽略它。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù hūlüè tā.

Were I you, I would ignore it.
如果是这样的话，我们该做什么？

Rúguǒ shì zhèyàng dehuà, wǒmen gāi zuò shénme?

If so, what should we do?
如果这是真的，您要怎么办？

Rúguǒ zhè shì zhēnde, nín yào zěnmebàn?

If that were true, what would you do?
如果那是真的，你怎么办？

Rúguǒ nà shì zhēnde, nǐ zěnmebàn?

If that were true, what would you do?
存在的意义是什么？

Cúnzài de yìyì shì shénme?

What's the point of existence?
学习外国文化是件有趣的事。

Xuéxí wàiguó wénhuà shì jiàn yǒuqù de shì.

It's fun to learn about foreign cultures.
学习外语是困难的。

Xuéxí wàiyǔ shì kùnnan de.

Learning a foreign language is difficult.
学习时努力是不可或缺的。

Xuéxí shí nǔlì shì bùkěhuòquē de.

Effort is essential to studying.
学习是一个循序渐进的过程。

Xuéxí shì yí gè xúnxùjiànjìn de guòchéng.

Studying is a step-by-step process.
学习是学生的工作。

Xuéxí shì xuésheng de gōngzuò.

Studying is a student's work.
孩子是宝中之宝。

Háizi shì bǎo zhōng zhī bǎo.

There is no treasure more precious than a child.
孩子是我们生命中的花朵。

Háizi shì wǒmen shēngmìng zhōng de huāduǒ.

Children are the flowers of our lives.
孩子是我们的未来。

Háizi shì wǒmen de wèilái.

Children are our future.
它一定是一家很贵的餐厅。

Tā yídìng shì yìjiā hěn guì de cāntīng.

It must be a very expensive restaurant!
它一定是个生日蛋糕。

Tā yídìng shì gè shēngrì dàngāo.

It must be a birthday cake!
它也是部好电影。

Tā yě shì bù hǎo diànyǐng.

It is also a good movie.
它们是假的。

Tāmen shì jiǎ de.

They're fake.
它是一个很好的问题。

Tā shì yí gè hěn hǎo de wèntí.

It's a good question.
它是个秘密。

Tā shì gè mìmì.

It's a secret.
它是人的天性。

Tā shì rén de tiānxìng.

It's human nature.
它是你的书。

Tā shì nǐ de shū.

It's your book.
它是免费的。

Tā shì miǎnfèi de.

It's free.
它是封长信。

Tā shì fēng Chángxìn.

It was a long letter.
它是我们的秘密。

Tā shì wǒmen de mìmì.

It was our secret.
它是我们的错误。

Tā shì wǒmen de cuòwù.

It's our fault.
它是我兄弟的。

Tā shì wǒ xiōngdì de.

It's my brother's.
它是我见过最美的景色。

Tā shì wǒ jiànguo zuì Měidí jǐngsè.

It's the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen.
它本质上是一个时间的问题。

Tā běnzhì shàng shì yí gè shíjiān de wèntí.

It is essentially a question of time.
安全是最重要的事情。

Ānquán shì zuì zhòngyào de shìqing.

Safety is what matters most.