Word: 是 (shì)

These are the Chinese grammar articles about 是 , whether they focus on it or mention it.

是 dictionary entry

shì: to be (followed by substantives only); (adverb for emphatic assertion); correct; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (in 是吗, 是吧 tags) is that so; right?

Full dictionary entry for 是

What 是 means in each sentence

to be (followed by substantives only) 3786 sentences
(adverb for emphatic assertion) 425 sentences
correct 80 sentences
(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 15 sentences
(in 是吗, 是吧 tags) is that so; right? 7 sentences

Example sentences using 是

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他假装是个愚蠢的人。

Tā jiǎzhuāng shì gè yúchǔn de rén.

He pretended to be a stupid man.
他假装是我的朋友。

Tā jiǎzhuāng shì wǒ de péngyou.

He pretended to be my friend.
他做这个是为了钱。

Tā zuò zhège shì wèile qián.

He did it for money.
他写的是标准英文。

Tā xiě de shì biāozhǔn Yīngwén.

He writes correct English.
他分明是在生气。

Tā fēnmíng shì zài shēngqì.

He is evidently angry.
他创业时，妻子是他的后盾。

Tā chuàngyè shí, qīzi shì tā de hòudùn.

When he started his business, his wife was his support.
他去义大利的目的是学习音乐。

Tā qù Yìdàlì de mùdì shì xuéxí yīnyuè.

He went to Italy for the purpose of studying music.
他发来的信息全是感叹号。

Tā fā lái de xìnxī quán shì gǎntànhào.

The messages he sent were all exclamation marks.
他叫胡安，我们是同事。

Tā jiào Hú'ān, wǒmen shì tóngshì.

He is called Huan, we are colleagues.
他可能是从另一条路回到了家。

Tā kěnéng shì cóng lìng yìtiáo lù huídàole jiā.

He might have returned home from another route.
他名义上是经理，其实不管事。

Tā míngyì shàng shì jīnglǐ, qíshí bùguǎn shì.

He is manager in name only and doesn't really manage anything.
他告诉他她是对的。

Tā gàosu tā tā shì duì de.

He told him that she was right.
他告诉我什么时候该说是。

Tā gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi shuō shì.

He told me when to say yes.
他和我是兄弟。

Tā hé wǒ shì xiōngdì.

He and I are brothers.
他咳了很久，是肺炎吗？

Tā kéle hěn jiǔ, shì fèiyán ma?

He has been coughing for a long time. Is it pneumonia?
他在大学里学的是商业。

Tā zài dàxué lǐ xué de shì shāngyè.

He studied business at university.
他在学校老是被人欺负。

Tā zài xuéxiào lǎo shì bèi rén qīfu.

He always gets bullied at school.
他在网上用的别名是什么？

Tā zài wǎngshàng yòng de biémíng shì shénme?

What alias does he use online?
他坚决宣称自己是无辜的。

Tā jiānjué xuānchēng zìjǐ shì wúgū de.

He firmly asserted that he was innocent.
他大学学的是会计。

Tā dàxué xué de shì kuàijì.

He studied accountancy in college.
他大学学的是商贸，现在做外贸。

Tā dàxué xué de shì shāngmào, xiànzài zuò wàimào.

He studied trade and commerce at university and now works in foreign trade.
他大学学的是外贸，英语很好。

Tā dàxué xué de shì wàimào, Yīngyǔ hěn hǎo.

He studied foreign trade in college, and his English is very good.
他大学学的是畜牧业。

Tā dàxué xué de shì xùmùyè.

He studied animal husbandry in college.
他太太是我们义大利文的老师。

Tā tàitai shì wǒmen Yìdàlì wén de lǎoshī.

His wife is our Italian teacher.
他姓官，是我们的新邻居。

Tā xìng guān, shì wǒmen de xīn línjū.

His surname is Guan, and he is our new neighbor.
他媳妇是我的老同学。

Tā xífu shì wǒ de lǎo tóngxué.

His wife is an old classmate of mine.
他学的是城市规划专业。

Tā xué de shì chéngshìguīhuà zhuānyè.

He is majoring in urban planning.
他家的祖传手艺是做豆腐。

Tājiā de zǔchuán shǒuyì shì zuò dòufu.

His family's craft, handed down through generations, is making tofu.
他对我们来说是完全陌生的。

Tā duì wǒmen lái shuō shì wánquán mòshēng de.

He was an entire stranger to us.
他小时候的梦想是开赛车。

Tā xiǎoshíhou de mèngxiǎng shì kāi sàichē.

His childhood dream was to drive a race car.
他已经是个男人了。

Tā yǐjīng shì gè nánrén le.

He's already a man.
他已经说了是。

Tā yǐjīng shuōle shì.

He has already said yes.
他常常被误认为是个学生。

Tā chángcháng bèi wù rènwéi shì gè xuésheng.

He's often mistaken for a student.
他年轻有为，是公司的栋梁。

Tā niánqīngyǒuwéi, shì gōngsī de dòngliáng.

He is young and capable, a mainstay of the company.
他并不完全是错的。

Tā bìng bù wánquán shì cuò de.

He is not completely wrong.
他幻想自己是个天才。

Tā huànxiǎng zìjǐ shì gè tiāncái.

He had the illusion that he was a genius.
他弟弟是个有名的足球选手。

Tā dìdi shì gè yǒumíng de zúqiú xuǎnshǒu.

His brother is a famous soccer player.
他当时是可以保护她的。

Tā dāngshí shì kěyǐ bǎohù tā de.

He could've protected her.
他当然是无辜的。

Tā dāngrán shì wúgū de.

Of course he's innocent.
他很会修电脑，这是他的专长。

Tā hěn huì xiū diànnǎo, zhè shì tā de zhuāncháng.

He is good at fixing computers, which is his special skill.
他很年轻，更重要的是，他很帅。

Tā hěn niánqīng, gèng zhòngyào de shì, tā hěn shuài.

He is young and, what is more, handsome.
他愿意让步，是为了顾全大局。

Tā yuànyì ràngbù, shì wèile gùquándàjú.

He is willing to give way in order to consider the bigger picture.
他所说的一切是真的。

Tā suǒshuō de yíqiè shì zhēnde.

All he said was true.
他找到的箱子是空的。

Tā zhǎodào de xiāngzi shì kōng de.

The box he found was empty.
他把她的话当作是一种赞美。

Tā bǎ tā de huà dàngzuò shì yìzhǒng zànměi.

He took her words as a compliment.
他把我误认为是我的母亲。

Tā bǎ wǒ wù rènwéi shì wǒ de mǔqīn.

He mistook me for my mother.
他无论什么时候都是开开心心的。

Tā wúlùn shénme shíhou dōu shì kāi kāixīn xīn de.

He is always happy.
他是一个伟大的科学家。

Tā shì yí gè wěidà de kēxuéjiā.

He is a great scientist.
他是一个医生和一个作家。

Tā shì yí gè yīshēng hé yí gè zuòjiā.

He is a doctor and an author.
他是一个友善的人。

Tā shì yí gè yǒushàn de rén.

He is a friendly person.
他是一个备受欢迎的人。

Tā shì yí gè bèishòu huānyíng de rén.

He's a very popular guy. (person)
他是一个好老师吗？

Tā shì yí gè hǎo lǎoshī ma?

Is he a good teacher?
他是一个很有爱心的人。

Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu àixīn de rén.

He is a very loving person.
他是一个放射科医生。

Tā shì yí gè fàngshè kē yīshēng.

He is a radiologist.
他是一个数学天才。

Tā shì yí gè shùxué tiāncái.

He is a mathematical genius.
他是一个朋友吗？

Tā shì yí gè péngyou ma?

Is he a friend?
他是一个脑子灵活的人。

Tā shì yí gè nǎozi línghuó de rén.

He is a quick-witted man.
他是一位前无古人的大科学家。

Tā shì yí wèi qiánwúgǔrén de dà kēxuéjiā.

He is as great a scientist as ever lived.
他是一位有前途的学生。

Tā shì yí wèi yǒu qiántú de xuésheng.

He is a promising student.
他是一位著名的书法大师。

Tā shì yí wèi zhùmíng de shūfǎ dàshī.

He is a famous master of calligraphy.
他是一位著名的棒球选手。

Tā shì yí wèi zhùmíng de bàngqiú xuǎnshǒu.

He is a famous baseball player.
他是一位非常了不起的学者。

Tā shì yí wèi fēicháng liǎobùqǐ de xuézhě.

He is very much a scholar.
他是一名厨师。

Tā shì yì míng chúshī.

He's a cook.
他是一名很好的老师，对吗？

Tā shì yì míng hěn hǎo de lǎoshī, duì ma?

He's a very good teacher, isn't he?
他是一名记者。

Tā shì yì míng jìzhě.

He's a journalist.
他是三个孩子的父亲。

Tā shì sān gè háizi de fùqīn.

He is the father of three children.
他是上个学期来的吗？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?
他是世界上最伟大的科学家之一。

Tā shì shìjiè shàng zuì wěidà de kēxuéjiā zhīyī.

He is one of the greatest scientists in the world.
他是两个孩子的父亲。

Tā shì liǎng gè háizi de fùqīn.

He is the father of two children.
他是两人之中最大的。

Tā shì liǎng rén zhīzhōng zuì dà de.

He is the older of the two.
他是个倔强的人。

Tā shì gè juéjiàng de rén.

He is a stubborn person.
他是个凶手，应该进到牢里。

Tā shì gè xiōngshǒu, yīnggāi jìn dào láo lǐ.

He is a killer, he should be behind bars!
他是个卑鄙小人。

Tā shì gè bēibǐ xiǎorén.

He is a despicable person.
他是个博学的人，什么都懂一点。

Tā shì gè bóxué de rén, shénme dōu dǒng yìdiǎn.

He is an erudite man who knows a little about everything.
他是个国际银行的翻译。

Tā shì gè guójì yínháng de fānyì.

He's an interpreter in an international bank.
他是个天才。

Tā shì gè tiāncái.

He is a genius.
他是个奴隶。

Tā shì gè núlì.

He is a slave.
他是个好人。

Tā shì gè hǎo rén.

He's a good person.
他是个好学生。

Tā shì gè hǎo xuésheng.

He is a good student.
他是个好孩子。

Tā shì gè hǎo háizi.

The boy is kind.
他是个好木匠。

Tā shì gè hǎo mùjiàng.

He is a good carpenter.
他是个好脾气的人。

Tā shì gè hǎo píqi de rén.

He is an agreeable person.
他是个富有才能的年轻导演。

Tā shì gè fùyǒu cáinéng de niánqīng dǎoyǎn.

He's a talented young director.
他是个很体贴的人。

Tā shì gè hěn tǐtiē de rén.

He is a very thoughtful person.
他是个很好的老师。

Tā shì gè hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

He is a very good teacher.
他是个很有道德的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu dàodé de rén.

He is a person of great virtue.
他是个很有野心的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu yěxīn de rén.

He was a man of great ambition.
他是个很棒的网球选手。

Tā shì gè hěn bàng de wǎngqiú xuǎnshǒu.

He's an excellent tennis player.
他是个很讨人烦的男人。

Tā shì gè hěn tǎo rén fán de nánrén.

He's a very disagreeable man.
他是个很难相处的男人。

Tā shì gè hěn nán xiāngchǔ de nánrén.

He is a man hard to get on with.
他是个成功的商人。

Tā shì gè chénggōng de shāngrén.

He's a successful businessman.
他是个教师。

Tā shì gè jiàoshī.

He is a teacher.
他是个日本少年。

Tā shì gè Rìběn shàonián.

He is a Japanese boy.
他是个有为的青年。

Tā shì gè yǒu wèi de qīngnián.

He is a promising young man.
他是个有教养的人。

Tā shì gè yǒu jiàoyǎng de rén.

He is a learned man.
他是个机智的人。

Tā shì gè jīzhì de rén.

He is a quick-witted man.
他是个棒球手。

Tā shì gè bàngqiú shǒu.

He is a baseball player.
他是个独立思考者。

Tā shì gè dúlì sīkǎozhě.

He is an independent thinker.
他是个画家，但他不会画国画。

Tā shì gè huàjiā, dàn tā búhuì huà guóhuà.

He is a painter, but he can't paint in the traditional Chinese style.
他是个直男。

Tā shì gè zhí nán.

He's straight.