是

The character "是" has 9 strokes. "是" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "是" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "是" are "shì" . View the stroke order of "是">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "是"

pron.: this; that

v.: be; be certain

adj.: correct; right

n.: correct judgement; truth

• this : pron.这；这个；这件事；这事；这人
• that : pron.那；那个；那种；就那样
• be : v.存在；在；举行；发生；是；就是；说
• correct : adj.正确的；无误的；符合真实情况的；对的；得体的；符合要求的；未犯错误的；没有错的；合适的；合乎社会规范的
• right : adj.端正的；正当的；正义的；理所当然的；正确的；对的；准确的；右边的；右肢体的；右肢体穿戴的；十足的；绝对的；支持保守观点的；右翼的；右派的
• truth : n.事实；真相；真实性；（Truth）人名：特鲁思

Form words with "是"

在在皆是 can be seen everywhere

纯粹是疏忽 by mere negligence

当面是人，背后是鬼 act one way to your face and another behind your back—be double-faced

被误认为是学生 be taken for a student

指责某人是叛徒 denounce sb as a traitor

称赞某人是英雄 extol sb as a hero

耳闻是虚， 眼见是实 what you hear about may be false, but what you see is true; seeing is believing

Example phrases using "是"

• 既是你不愿意，那就以后再说吧。

  As you are unwilling, let’s talk about it later.

• 中国入世对世界贸易是件大好事。

  China’s entry into the World Trade Organization contributes significantly to global trade.

• 污染地球大气在道义上是屈理的。

  Poisoning the earth’s atmosphere is morally unjustifiable.

• 紧俏商品有时出现脱档是正常的。

  It’s normal for goods in great demand to be out of supply from time to time.

• 这座大楼是仿效一家酒店设计的。

  This building was designed on the model of a hotel.

• 他称那些武器是别人给他栽的赃。

  He claimed that the weapons had been planted on him.

• 该计划的可取之处是相当明显的。

  The merits of the plan are quite obvious.

• 休怪我拒绝你，这样做是违法的。

  Don’t blame me for turning you down. What you suggest is illegal.

• 这张画的前景是一个男子的形象。

  In the front of the picture is the figure of a man.

• 人类的思维是凭借语言来进行的。

  Man thinks in words.