是 meaning and pronunciation

是
Simplified/traditional character

是 English definition

shì
  • to be
  • yes

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 世 : life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble;
  • 丗 : archaic variant of 世[shi4];
  • 事 : matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1];
  • 仕 : to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the 'general' or 'king' 將|将[jiang4];
  • 似 : to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than;
  • 侍 : to serve; to attend upon;
  • 势 : power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals;
  • 嗜 : addicted to; fond of; stem corresponding to -phil or -phile;
  • 噬 : to devour; to bite;
  • 士 : member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; first class military rank; specialist worker;
  • 奭 : majestic manner; red; angry;
  • 室 : room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy;
  • 市 : market; city; CL:個|个[ge4];
  • 式 : type; form; pattern; style;
  • 弑 : to murder a superior; to murder one's parent;
  • 忕 : accustomed to; habit;
  • 恃 : to rely on; mother (formal);
  • 戺 : door pivot;
  • 拭 : to wipe;
  • 揓 : to hold; to grasp;
  • 柿 : persimmon (fruit);
  • 栻 : (tree);
  • 氏 : clan name; maiden name;
  • 澨 : bank; shore; name of a river;
  • 示 : to show; to reveal;
  • 筮 : divine by stalk;
  • 舐 : to lick; to lap (up);
  • 莳 : to grow; to transplant;
  • 螫 : to sting; also pr. [zhe1];
  • 视 : to look at; to regard; to inspect;
  • 誓 : oath; vow; to swear; to pledge;
  • 諟 : to examine; to judge;
  • 试 : to test; to try; experiment; examination; test;
  • 谥 : posthumous name or title; to confer a posthumous title;
  • 贳 : to borrow; to buy on credit; to rent out;
  • 轼 : crossbar in carriage front;
  • 适 : to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue;
  • 逝 : (of time) to pass; to die;
  • 適 : suitable
  • 釈 : Japanese variant of 釋|释;
  • 释 : to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism;
  • 铈 : cerium (chemistry);
  • 饰 : decoration; ornament; to decorate; to adorn; to hide; to conceal (a fault); excuse (to hide a fault); to play a role (in opera); to impersonate;

Sentences examples with 是

  • 大杯子是我的。
    Dà bēizi shì wǒ de.
  • 你的名字是什么？
    Nǐ de míngzì shì shénme?
  • 我的医生是一个好人。
    Wǒ de yīshēng shì yīgè hǎorén.
  • 我爸爸是医生。
    Wǒ bàba shì yīshēng.
  • 我不是学生。
    Wǒ bùshì xuéshēng.

Words containing 是, by HSK level

候 书