是
shì
Pinyin

Definition

是
 - 
shì
  1. is
  2. are
  3. am
  4. yes
  5. to be
是 (昰)
 - 
shì
  1. variant of 是[shì]
  2. (used in given names)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (19)

提
tí
  1. 1 to carry (hanging down from the hand)
  2. 2 to lift
  3. 3 to put forward
  4. 4 to mention
  5. 5 to raise (an issue)
  6. 6 upwards character stroke
  7. 7 lifting brush stroke (in painting)
  8. 8 scoop for measuring liquid
题
Tí
  1. 1 surname Ti
题
tí
  1. 1 topic
  2. 2 problem for discussion
  3. 3 exam question
  4. 4 subject
  5. 5 to inscribe
  6. 6 to mention
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
  8. 8 classifier: 道 dào
堤
dī
  1. 1 dike
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [tí]
堤
dī
  1. 1 variant: 堤 dī

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
于是
yú shì
  1. 1 thereupon
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 consequently
  4. 4 thus
  5. 5 hence

Idioms (20)

一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me

Sample Sentences

我的老板是个说一不二的人。
wǒ de lǎobǎn shì ge shuōyībùèr de rén 。
My boss is a man of his word.
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Jessica是学校数一数二的美女。
shì xuéxiào shǔyīshǔèr de měinǚ 。
Jessica is one of the most beautiful girls in our school.
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莫奈是法国数一数二的画家。
Mònài shì Fǎguó shǔyīshǔèr de huàjiā 。
Monet is one of the best painters in France.
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苹果是全球数一数二的大公司。
píngguǒ shì quánqiú shǔyīshǔèr de dà gōngsī 。
Apple is one of the best companies among the biggest ones in the world.
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Joe的包包是独一无二的。
de bāobāo shì dúyīwúèr de 。
Joe’s bag is one of a kind.
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你是独一无二的。
nǐ shì dúyīwúèr de 。
You’re one of a kind.
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现在很多学生，上课的时候不是在打盹儿，就是在和哥们儿聊天儿，没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了，很不是滋味儿。
xiànzài hěnduō xuésheng ，shàngkè de shíhou búshi zài dǎdǔnr ，jiùshì zài hé gēmenr liáotiānr ，méi jǐge hǎohāor tīngkè 、bǎ lǎoshī dāng huí shìr de 。lǎoshī men kàn le ，hěn búshi zīwèier 。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
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你说得很有道理，但是这个提案成本太高了。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ，dànshì zhège tíàn chéngběn tài gāo le 。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
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你需要一个团队，我明白。可是老板还没同意。
nǐ xūyào yīgē tuánduì ，wǒ míngbai 。kěshì lǎobǎn hái méi tóngyì 。
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
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这个提案好是好，但是成本太高了。
zhège tíàn hǎo shì hǎo ，dànshì chéngběn tài gāo le 。
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
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