to be (v.)
HSK 1
Traditional
是 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
试 shì - to try (v.) | HSK 3
Phonetically similar words
十 shí - ten (num.) | HSK 1
使 shǐ - to send (someone); cause (v.) | HSK 4
诗 shī - poetry; verse (n.) | HSK 5
拾 shí - pick up; collect; ten [formal] (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
我是学生。 wǒ shì xuéshēng. - I am a student.
这是什么？ zhè shì shénme? - What is this?
她是我的朋友。 tā shì wǒ de péngyǒu. - She is my friend.
今天是星期五。 jīntiān shì xīngqīwǔ. - Today is Friday.
他是老师。 tā shì lǎoshī. - He is a teacher.
Phrases
虽然……但是…… suī rán ……dàn shì …… - although (relation) | HSK 2
还是 hái shì - ...or...? [in a question] (adv./conj.) | HSK 3
总是 zǒng shì - always (adv.) | HSK 3
可是 kě shì - but (conj.) | HSK 4
是否 shì fǒu - whether or not (adv.) | HSK 4
要是 yào shi - if; suppose; in case (conj.) | HSK 4
于是 yú shì - as a result (conj.) | HSK 4
凡是 fán shì - every; any; all (conj.) | HSK 6
实事求是 shí shì qiú shì - base on facts; be practical and realistic () | HSK 6
是非 shì fēi - right and wrong; quarrel; dispute (n.) | HSK 6