Word: 是 (shì)

一、三、五都是奇数。

Yī, sān, wǔ dōu shì jīshù.

One, three and five are all odd numbers.

一个是新的，另一个是旧的。

Yí gè shì xīn de, lìng yí gè shì jiù de.

One is new, and the other is old.

一个绅士是不会做这种事的。

Yí gè shēnshì shì búhuì zuò zhèzhǒng shì de.

A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.

一些家具是用胶水黏在一起。

Yìxiē jiājù shì yòng jiāoshuǐ nián zài yìqǐ.

Some furniture is put together with glue.

一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。

Yìxiē jíbìng de chǎnshēng yuányīn shì jīyīn quēxiàn.

Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.

一切事物皆是相对的。

Yíqiè shìwù jiē shì xiāngduì de.

Everything is relative.

一切都是缘分，不用着急。

Yíqiè dōu shì yuánfèn, búyòng zháojí.

Everything is down to destiny, so there's no need to rush.

一半病人吃的是安慰剂。

Yíbàn bìngrén chī de shì ānwèijì.

Half of the patients were given a placebo.

一天能睡八个小时，简直是奢望。

Yì tiān néng shuì bā gè xiǎoshí, jiǎnzhí shì shēwàng.

Getting eight hours of sleep a day is simply too much to hope for.

一失足成千古恨，再回头是百年身

yìshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, zài huítóu shì bǎinián shēn

one slip of the foot becomes a lasting regret; turn back and it is already a lifetime gone

一定是有人偷了你的手表。

Yídìng shì yǒurén tōule nǐ de shǒubiǎo.

Someone must've stolen your watch.

一家报纸最重要的是公信力。

Yìjiā bàozhǐ zuì zhòngyào de shì gōngxìnlì.

The most important thing for a newspaper is its credibility.

一根藤上结的瓜,苦甜是一家

yìgēn téng shang jiē de guā,kǔ tián shì yìjiā

melons on one vine: bitter or sweet, they're one family

一种语言是永远不够的。

Yìzhǒng yǔyán shì yǒngyuǎn búgòu de.

One language is never enough.

一角硬币的价值是五分的双倍。

Yìjiǎo yìngbì de jiàzhí shì wǔfēn de shuāngbèi.

Ten cent coins are worth twice as much as five cent coins.

一辈子不出马，到老是个卒

yíbèizi bù chūmǎ, dào lǎo shì gè zú

never move the knight all your life and you stay a pawn to the end

七减二是五。

Qī jiǎn èr shì wǔ.

Seven minus two is five.

七夕是农历七月初七。

Qīxī shì nónglì qīyuè chūqī.

Qixi falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

万有引力是谁发现的？

Wànyǒuyǐnlì shì shéi fāxiàn de?

Who discovered universal gravitation?

三乘以四，积是十二。

Sān chéngyǐ sì, jī shì shí'èr.

Three times four gives a product of twelve.

三亚是很有名的度假胜地。

Sānyà shì hěn yǒumíng de dùjià shèngdì.

Sanya is a very famous holiday resort.

三月三是壮族的节日。

Sānyuè sān shì Zhuàngzú de jiérì.

The Third of March is a festival of the Zhuang people.

三的三倍是九。

Sān de sānbèi shì jiǔ.

Three times three is nine.

三的立方是二十七。

Sān de lìfāng shì èr shíqī.

Three cubed is twenty-seven.

上善若水是什么意思？

Shàngshànruòshuǐ shì shénme yìsi?

What does "the highest good is like water" mean?

上海是中国的直辖市之一。

Shànghǎi shì Zhōngguó de zhíxiáshì zhīyī.

Shanghai is one of China's municipalities.

下一个是我吗？

Xià yí gè shì wǒ ma?

Am I next?

下一个是谁？

Xià yí gè shì shéi?

Who is next?

下一位出场的是我们班的选手。

Xià yí wèi chūchǎng de shì wǒmen bān de xuǎnshǒu.

The next one to enter the competition is a contestant from our class.

下一届比赛的主办国是哪个国家？

Xià yí jiè bǐsài de zhǔbànguó shì nǎge guójiā?

Which country is the host of the next tournament?

下个礼拜天是我弟弟的生日。

Xià gè lǐbàitiān shì wǒ dìdi de shēngrì.

Next Sunday is my younger brother's birthday.

下大雨后，街上全是污水。

Xià dàyǔ hòu, jiēshang quán shì wūshuǐ.

After the heavy rain, the street was full of sewage.

下雨和刮风都是自然现象。

Xiàyǔ hé guāfēng dōu shì zìránxiànxiàng.

Rain and wind are both natural phenomena.

下雨天堵车是这条路的常态。

Xià yǔtiān dǔchē shì zhè tiáo lù de chángtài.

Traffic jams on rainy days are the normal state of this road.

不，一直是我在用。

Bù, yìzhí shì wǒ zài yòng.

No, I am always using it.

不光是你，我也有错。

Bùguāng shì nǐ, wǒ yě yǒu cuò.

We are both to blame.

不好意思，你的名字是什么？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ de míngzi shì shénme?

Sorry, what's your name?

不好意思，请问这是什么队伍？

Bùhǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn zhè shì shénme duìwǔ?

Excuse me, what queue is this?

不幸的是，她不在。

Búxìng de shì, tā bú zài.

Unfortunately, she is absent.

不幸的是电话坏了。

Búxìng de shì diànhuà huàile.

Unfortunately, the telephone was out of order.

不愧是名店，这菜真好吃！

Búkuì shì míng diàn, zhè cài zhēn hǎochī!

It deserves its reputation as a famous restaurant, this dish is delicious!

不，我是英国人。

Bù, wǒ shì Yīngguórén.

No, I am English.

「不方便」的相反词是「方便」。

「Bù fāngbiàn」de xiāngfǎn cí shì「fāngbiàn」.

The opposite of "inconvenient" is "convenient".

不，是二手的。

Bù, shì èrshǒu de.

No, it's second-hand.

不是他们的话，那么又会是谁？

Bú shì tāmen dehuà, nàme yòu huì shì shéi?

If it wasn't them, then who else could it be?

不是所有的动物都是有益的。

Bú shì suǒyǒu de dòngwù dōu shì yǒuyì de.

Not all animals are beneficial.

不是每个人都是老实的。

Bú shì měige rén dōu shì lǎoshi de.

Not everyone is honest.

不是的，他是我们的业务主管。

Bú shì de, tā shì wǒmen de yèwù zhǔguǎn.

No, he's our business manager.

不清楚她是什么意思。

Bù qīngchu tā shì shénme yìsi.

It wasn't clear what she meant.

不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.

不知道是那间？

Bù zhīdào shì nà jiān?

Don't you know what that is?

不管是谁总比没人好。

Bùguǎn shì shéi zǒng bǐ méi rén hǎo.

Anybody would be better than nobody.

不过是一个文字游戏罢了。

Búguò shì yí gè wénzì yóuxì bàle.

It's just a play on words.

不遵守承诺是可耻的。

Bù zūnshǒu chéngnuò shì kěchǐ de.

It is a shame not to keep your promise.

与朋友吵架是件很伤感情的事。

Yǔ péngyou chǎojià shì jiàn hěn shāng gǎnqíng de shì.

Fighting with your friends can really hurt your feelings.

专家鉴定这幅画是真的。

Zhuānjiā jiàndìng zhè fú huà shì zhēnde.

The expert authenticated this painting as genuine.

世界是一个小村。

Shìjiè shì yí gè xiǎo cūn.

The world is a small village.

世界语是无疑欧洲中心论的。

Shìjièyǔ shì wúyí Ōuzhōu zhōngxīn lùn de.

Esperanto is blatantly Eurocentric.

世界语是爱的语言。

Shìjièyǔ shì ài de yǔyán.

Esperanto is the language of love.

丙是天干的第三个。

Bǐng shì tiāngān de dìsān gè.

Bing is the third of the Heavenly Stems.

东京是一个很大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì yí gè hěn dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is a big city.

东京是世界上最贵的城市。

Dōngjīng shì shìjiè shàng zuì guì de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the most expensive town in the world.

东京是日本最大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì Rìběn zuì dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.

东京是日本的首都。

Dōngjīng shì Rìběn de shǒudū.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

东北是我国重要的粮仓。

Dōngběi shì wǒguó zhòngyào de liángcāng.

The Northeast is an important breadbasket of our country.

两个湖在地下是相通的。

Liǎng gè hú zài dìxià shì xiāngtōng de.

The two lakes are connected underground.

两位老教授是君子之交。

Liǎng wèi lǎo jiàoshòu shì jūnzǐzhījiāo.

The two old professors have a pure, gentlemanly friendship.

“两元店”是我最喜欢的商店。

“Liǎng yuán diàn”shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de shāngdiàn.

“One dollar store” is my favorite store.

两国是哪一年建交的？

Liǎng guó shì nǎ yì nián jiànjiāo de?

In what year did the two countries establish diplomatic relations?

两地的时差是八个小时。

Liǎngdì de shíchà shì bā gè xiǎoshí.

The time difference between the two places is eight hours.

两姐妹都是律师。

Liǎng jiěmèi dōu shì lǜshī.

Both sisters are lawyers.

严是爱,松是害

yán shì ài,sōng shì hài

strictness is love, leniency is harm

个人自由是民主的精髓。

Gèrén zìyóu shì mínzhǔ de jīngsuǐ.

Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.

个子矮在打篮球时是劣势。

Gèzi ǎi zài dǎ lánqiú shí shì lièshì.

Being short is a disadvantage when playing basketball.

丫头是当妈的小棉袄

yātou shì dāng mā de xiǎo mián'ǎo

a daughter is her mother's little padded jacket

中元节是农历七月十五。

Zhōngyuánjié shì nónglì qīyuè shíwǔ.

The Ghost Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month.

中午到达那里是不可能的。

Zhōngwǔ dàodá nàli shì bù kěnéng de.

It's impossible to get there by noon.

中华民族是一个大家庭。

Zhōnghuámínzú shì yí gè dàjiātíng.

The Chinese people are one big family.

中国人口大约是英国人口的二十一倍。

Zhōngguó rénkǒu dàyuē shì Yīngguó rénkǒu de èrshí yībèi.

The population of China is about twenty-one times that of the UK.

中国小学的学制是几年？

Zhōngguó xiǎoxué de xuézhì shì jǐnián?

How many years does primary school last in China?

中国是一个新兴市场。

Zhōngguó shì yí gè xīnxīng shìchǎng.

China is an emerging market.

中国是个巨大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì gè jùdà de guójiā.

China is a huge country.

中国是亚洲最大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì Yàzhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

China is the largest country in Asia.

中国是哪一年成为共和的？

Zhōngguó shì nǎ yì nián chéngwéi gònghé de?

In what year did China become a republic?

中国是日本的20倍大。

Zhōngguó shì Rìběn de èrshí bèi dà.

China is twenty times as large as Japan.

中国是资本主义国家。

Zhōngguó shì zīběnzhǔyì guójiā.

China is a capitalist country.

中国的首都是北京。

Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì Běijīng.

The capital of China is Beijing.

中子星是怎么形成的？

Zhōngzǐxīng shì zěnme xíngchéng de?

How is a neutron star formed?

《中庸》是四书之一。

《Zhōngyōng》shì sìshū zhīyī.

The Doctrine of the Mean is one of the Four Books.

为什么天是蓝的？

Wèishénme tiān shì lán de?

Why is the sky blue?

为什么天空是蓝的？

Wèishénme tiānkōng shì lán de?

Why is the sky blue?

为什么它是必要的？

Wèishénme tā shì bìyào de?

Why should it be necessary?

为什么宗教是必要的？

Wèishénme zōngjiào shì bìyào de?

Why is religion necessary?

为什么我的兄弟是笨蛋？

Wèishénme wǒ de xiōngdì shì bèndàn?

Why is my brother stupid?

为什么是我？

Wèishénme shì wǒ?

Why me?

为什么植物是绿色的？

Wèishénme zhíwù shì lǜsè de?

Why are plants green?

为什么草是绿色的？

Wèishénme cǎo shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

为什么雪是白色的呢？

Wèishénme xuě shì báisè de ne?

Why is snow white?

为别人掘陷阱，掉下去的是自己

wèi biéren jué xiànjǐng, diào xiàqù de shì zìjǐ

dig a pit for others, and it is yourself who falls in

为官是一时，为人是一世

wéi guān shì yìshí, wéi rén shì yíshì

being an official is for a time; being a person is for a lifetime