Word: 是 (shì)

他是泰国人。

Tā shì Tàiguó rén.

He's from Thailand.

他是泰国人吗？

Tā shì Tàiguó rén ma?

Is he from Thailand?

他是独生子，没有兄弟。

Tā shì dúshēngzǐ, méiyǒu xiōngdì.

He is an only son and has no brothers.

他是用钢笔写的信。

Tā shì yòng gāngbǐ xiě de xìn.

He wrote the letter with a fountain pen.

他是由跑步保养青春的活力。

Tā shì yóu pǎobù bǎoyǎng qīngchūn de huólì.

He keeps his youth by jogging.

他是第一个到达的人。

Tā shì dì yī gè dàodá de rén.

He was the first person to arrive.

他是第一个帮她的人。

Tā shì dì yī gè bāng tā de rén.

He was the first to help her.

他是第一个来到的。

Tā shì dì yī gè láidào de.

He was the first to arrive.

他是第一个来的。

Tā shì dì yī gè lái de.

He was the first to come.

他是经理吗？

Tā shì jīnglǐ ma?

Is he the manager?

他是经理，还兼会计。

Tā shì jīnglǐ, hái jiān kuàijì.

He is the manager and also works as the accountant.

他是给逼的。

Tā shì gěi bī de.

He is being forced.

他是美国人。

Tā shì Měiguórén.

He is an American.

他是美国公民，也是华裔。

Tā shì Měiguó gōngmín, yě shì Huáyì.

He is an American citizen and also of Chinese descent.

他是老师。

Tā shì lǎoshī.

He is a teacher.

他是老师了。

Tā shì lǎoshī le.

He's a teacher now.

他是聪明能干的人。

Tā shì cōngming nénggàn de rén.

He was an intelligent and practical man.

他是英国人。

Tā shì Yīngguórén.

He is British.

他是营销部的负责人。

Tā shì yíngxiāo bù de fùzérén.

He is the manager of the marketing department.

他是跟他爸爸去杭州的吗？

Tā shì gēn tā bàba qù Hángzhōu de ma?

Did he go to Hangzhou with his dad?

他是这个国家的总理。

Tā shì zhège guójiā de zǒnglǐ.

He is the prime minister of this country.

他是这么的无情。

Tā shì zhème de wúqíng.

He is so heartless.

他是这位大师唯一的传人。

Tā shì zhèwèi dàshī wéiyī de chuánrén.

He is this master's only disciple.

他是这位大师的传人。

Tā shì zhèwèi dàshī de chuánrén.

He is a disciple of this master.

他是这家公司的代理人。

Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de dàilǐrén.

He is the agent of this company.

他是这家公司的理事。

Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de lǐshì.

He is a council member of this company.

他是这所大学的学生。

Tā shì zhè suǒ dàxué de xuésheng.

He's a student at this college.

他是这方面的专家，这是肯定的。

Tā shì zhè fāngmiàn de zhuānjiā, zhè shì kěndìng de.

It is for certain, he is the expert in this field.

他是这棒球俱乐部的成员。

Tā shì zhè bàngqiú jùlèbù de chéngyuán.

He is a member of the baseball club.

他是这次晚会的特邀嘉宾。

Tā shì zhècì wǎnhuì de tèyāo jiābīn.

He is a specially invited guest at this evening's party.

他是这次比赛的头号种子选手。

Tā shì zhècì bǐsài de tóuhào zhǒngzixuǎnshǒu.

He is the top seeded player in this tournament.

他是通过选拔进国家队的。

Tā shì tōngguò xuǎnbá jìn guójiāduì de.

He got onto the national team through selection.

他是那个职位最有希望的候选人。

Tā shì nàge zhíwèi zuì yǒu xīwàng de hòuxuǎnrén.

He was the strongest candidate for the position.

他是重量级的拳击手。

Tā shì zhòngliàngjí de quánjīshǒu.

He is a heavyweight boxer.

他是香港人。

Tā shì Xiānggǎng rén.

He is a Hongkonger.

他是骑自行车去的。

Tā shì qí zìxíngchē qù de.

He went by bicycle.

他是80公斤。

Tā shì bāshí gōngjīn.

He weighs 80 kilos.

他曾经是剑桥大学的教授。

Tā céngjīng shì Jiànqiáo Dàxué de jiàoshòu.

He was a professor at Cambridge University.

他曾经是市长。

Tā céngjīng shì shìzhǎng.

He used to be the mayor.

他最擅长的科目是数学。

Tā zuì shàncháng de kēmù shì shùxué.

Mathematics is his strongest subject.

他来找你，无非是想借点钱。

Tā lái zhǎo nǐ, wúfēi shì xiǎng jiè diǎn qián.

He came to see you only because he wants to borrow some money.

他来还是不来，结果是一样的。

Tā lái háishi bù lái, jiéguǒ shì yíyàng de.

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

他来这里的目的是什么？

Tā lái zhèlǐ de mùdì shì shénme?

For what purpose did he come here?

他查的是什么？

Tā chá de shì shénme?

What did he look up?

他母亲是美国人。

Tā mǔqīn shì Měiguórén.

His mother is American.

他没来开会，是什么缘故呢？

Tā méi lái kāihuì, shì shénme yuángù ne?

What was the reason he didn't come to the meeting?

他浑身是债。

Tā húnshēn shì zhài.

He is up to his ears in debt.

他父亲是日本人。

Tā fùqīn shì Rìběn rén.

His father is Japanese.

他父亲是这家银行的董事。

Tā fùqīn shì zhè jiā yínháng de dǒngshì.

His father is a board member of this bank.

他爷爷年轻时是当地的商业巨头。

Tā yéye niánqīng shí shì dāngdì de shāngyè jùtóu.

His grandfather was a local business tycoon when he was young.

他爷爷是一位老华侨。

Tā yéye shì yí wèi lǎo huáqiáo.

His grandfather is an elderly overseas Chinese.

他爷爷是华侨，一直没换国籍。

Tā yéye shì huáqiáo, yìzhí méi huàn guójí.

His grandfather is an overseas Chinese who never changed his nationality.

他爸爸是个骗子。

Tā bàba shì gè piànzi.

His father is an impostor.

他爸爸是农民工，在城里盖房子。

Tā bàba shì nóngmíngōng, zài chénglǐ gài fángzi.

His father is a migrant worker who builds houses in the city.

他爸爸是有名的企业家。

Tā bàba shì yǒumíng de qǐyèjiā.

His father is a famous entrepreneur.

他生气无非是因为你迟到。

Tā shēngqì wúfēi shì yīnwèi nǐ chídào.

He's angry only because you were late.

他的书是红色的。

Tā de shū shì hóngsè de.

His book is red.

他的兴趣爱好是收集旧邮票。

Tā de xìngqù àihào shì shōují jiù yóupiào.

His hobby is collecting old stamps.

他的同事是英国人。

Tā de tóngshì shì Yīngguórén.

His co-worker is English.

他的名字是众所周知的。

Tā de míngzi shì zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī de.

His name is known to all.

他的失败是显而易见的。

Tā de shībài shì xiǎn'éryìjiàn de.

His failure is obvious.

他的女儿是护士。

Tā de nǚ'ér shì hùshi.

His daughter is a nurse.

他的女朋友是日本人。

Tā de nǚpéngyou shì Rìběn rén.

His girlfriend is Japanese.

他的妈妈以前是个歌手。

Tā de māma yǐqián shì gè gēshǒu.

His mother used to be a singer.

他的妻子是我的一个朋友。

Tā de qīzi shì wǒ de yí gè péngyou.

His wife is one of my friends.

他的想法是对的。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ shì duì de.

He had the right idea.

他的感冒一定是好了。

Tā de gǎnmào yídìng shì hǎole.

He must have gotten over his cold.

他的懒惰是他未来不好的预兆。

Tā de lǎnduò shì tā wèilái bù hǎo de yùzhào.

His laziness boded ill for the future.

他的成功是努力的结果。

Tā de chénggōng shì nǔlì de jiéguǒ.

His success is the result of hard work.

他的成功是必然的。

Tā de chénggōng shì bìrán de.

That he will succeed is certain.

他的技术是公认的。

Tā de jìshù shì gōngrèn de.

Everyone recognized his skill.

他的故事一部分是真的。

Tā de gùshi yíbùfen shì zhēnde.

Part of his story is true.

他的故事不会是假的。

Tā de gùshi búhuì shì jiǎ de.

His story can't be false.

他的故事不可能是假的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì jiǎ de.

His story can't be false.

他的故事不可能是真的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì zhēnde.

His story cannot be true.

他的故事听起来是真的。

Tā de gùshi tīng qilai shì zhēnde.

His story sounds true.

他的故事是真的吗？

Tā de gùshi shì zhēnde ma?

Is his story true?

他的梦想是成为航天航空工程师。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi hángtiān hángkōng gōngchéngshī.

His dream is to become an aerospace engineer.

他的母亲是一位英语教师。

Tā de mǔqīn shì yí wèi Yīngyǔ jiàoshī.

His mother is an English teacher.

他的母亲是一名学校老师。

Tā de mǔqīn shì yì míng xuéxiào lǎoshī.

His mother was a school teacher.

他的爱好是画有花的图。

Tā de àihào shì huà yǒu huā de tú.

His hobby is painting pictures of flowers.

他的牙齿是黄色的。

Tā de yáchǐ shì huángsè de.

His teeth are yellow.

他的狗是他的好伴侣。

Tā de gǒu shì tā de hǎo bànlǚ.

His dog is his good companion.

他的男朋友是个笨蛋。

Tā de nánpéngyou shì gè bèndàn.

His boyfriend is an idiot.

他的病是糟糕的天气导致的。

Tā de bìng shì zāogāo de tiānqì dǎozhì de.

His illness is caused by bad weather.

他的祖先是前朝的皇族。

Tā de zǔxiān shì qiáncháo de huángzú.

His ancestors were royal kin of the previous dynasty.

他的祖国是德国。

Tā de zǔguó shì Déguó.

His home country is Germany.

他的秘书不承认是她泄露了信息。

Tā de mìshū bù chéngrèn shì tā xièlòule xìnxī.

His secretary denied leaking the information.

他的老板是个很友好的美国人。

Tā de lǎobǎn shì gè hěn yǒuhǎo de Měiguórén.

His boss is friendly, he's American.

他的职业是医生。

Tā de zhíyè shì yīshēng.

He is a doctor by profession.

他的职务是部门经理。

Tā de zhíwù shì bùmén jīnglǐ.

His post is department manager.

他的脸上满是泥。

Tā de liǎnshàng mǎn shì ní.

His face was covered with mud.

他的行为由始至终都是对的。

Tā de xíngwéi yóu shǐ zhì zhōng dōu shì duì de.

His action throughout was correct.

他的观点是合理的。

Tā de guāndiǎn shì hélǐ de.

His argument is rational.

他的计划是危险的！

Tā de jìhuà shì wēixiǎn de!

His plan is dangerous!

他的计划是在那条河上建一座桥。

Tā de jìhuà shì zài nà tiáo hé shàng jiàn yí zuò qiáo.

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

他的这项发明可以说是前无古人。

Tā de zhè xiàng fāmíng kěyǐ shuō shì qiánwúgǔrén.

His invention can be called unprecedented.

他相信他是医生。

Tā xiāngxìn tā shì yīshēng.

He believes that he is a doctor.

他相信，战争是为了正义而战。

Tā xiāngxìn, zhànzhēng shì wèile zhèngyì ér zhàn.

He believed that the war was fought in the cause of justice.

他知道他们是谁。

Tā zhīdào tāmen shì shéi.

He knows who they are.