是
shì
be, yes, correct
The most essential linking verb in Chinese. Used for identity, existence, and affirmation.
Compound Words
📊 Total Compounds: 12 Click column headers to sort
| Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 是的 | shìde | yes, that's right sí / es correcto | be + possessive = affirmation |
| 是否 | shìfǒu | whether or not si o no / si acaso | be + not = yes or no question |
| 是非 | shìfēi | right and wrong correcto e incorrecto | be + wrong = moral judgment |
| 是什么 | shìshénme | what is it qué es | be + what = asking identity |
| 是不是 | shìbúshì | is it or not ¿es o no es? | be + not + be = confirmation question |
| 是谁 | shìshuí | who is it quién es | be + who = asking identity |
| 是由 | shìyóu | is due to, is caused by es debido a / es causado por | be + from = attribution |
| 是为了 | shìwèile | is for the purpose of es para / es con el propósito de | be + for = purpose statement |
| 是在 | shìzài | is located at, is in the process of está ubicado en / está en proceso de | be + at = location or ongoing action |
| 是呀 | shìya | yes indeed, that's right sí, efectivamente / es cierto | be + exclamation = enthusiastic agreement |
| 是吗 | shìma | is it, really? ¿es así? / ¿en serio? | be + question = seeking confirmation |
| 是吧 | shìba | right, isn't it ¿verdad? / ¿no es así? | be + suggestion = soft confirmation |
是的 shìde
English: yes, that's right
Español: sí / es correcto
💡 be + possessive = affirmation
是否 shìfǒu
English: whether or not
Español: si o no / si acaso
💡 be + not = yes or no question
是非 shìfēi
English: right and wrong
Español: correcto e incorrecto
💡 be + wrong = moral judgment
是什么 shìshénme
English: what is it
Español: qué es
💡 be + what = asking identity
是不是 shìbúshì
English: is it or not
Español: ¿es o no es?
💡 be + not + be = confirmation question
是谁 shìshuí
English: who is it
Español: quién es
💡 be + who = asking identity
是由 shìyóu
English: is due to, is caused by
Español: es debido a / es causado por
💡 be + from = attribution
是为了 shìwèile
English: is for the purpose of
Español: es para / es con el propósito de
💡 be + for = purpose statement
是在 shìzài
English: is located at, is in the process of
Español: está ubicado en / está en proceso de
💡 be + at = location or ongoing action
是呀 shìya
English: yes indeed, that's right
Español: sí, efectivamente / es cierto
💡 be + exclamation = enthusiastic agreement
是吗 shìma
English: is it, really?
Español: ¿es así? / ¿en serio?
💡 be + question = seeking confirmation
是吧 shìba
English: right, isn't it
Español: ¿verdad? / ¿no es así?
💡 be + suggestion = soft confirmation