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是
shì
to be
HSK 1Common
What does 是 mean?
是 (pinyin: shì) means to be. It belongs to the official HSK 1 vocabulary (beginner), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 是
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 是
Related HSK 1 words
| 不 | bù | not |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 在 | zài | be at/in |
| 了 | le | past tense particle |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
Full HSK 1 list · Translate a sentence with 是
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