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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 是

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Pinyin shì

Radical

日

Strokes

Definition

is / are / am / yes / to be

Usage

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可是 kě shì

but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed

可不是 kě bu shì

that's just the way it is / exactly!

是否是 shì fǒu shì

whether it is

只是 zhǐ shì

merely / simply / only / but

唯利是图 wéi lì shì tú

to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything / self-seeking

是因为 shì yīn wèi

attributed to / be due to

因而是 yīn ér shì

Thus

如是 rú shì

thus

就是 jiù shì

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as

卯是卯 mǎo shì mǎo

卯 is 卯

孰是孰非 shú shì shú fēi

Who is right and who is wrong? / Which is right and which is wrong?

就是说 jiù shì shuō

in other words / that is

这就是说 zhè jiù shì shuō

that is to say / in other words

是否 shì fǒu

whether (or not) / if / is or isn't

总是 zǒng shì

always

惟命是从 wéi mìng shì cóng

always do as one is told / be absolutely obedient / receive absolutely one's instruction

惟利是图 wéi lì shì tú

variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2]

惹是生非 rě shì shēng fēi

to stir up trouble

惹是非 rě shì fēi

to stir up trouble

或是 huò shì

or / either one or the other

搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief

却是 què shì

nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...

两个凡是 liǎng gè fán shì

two whatevers

於是 yú shì

thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence

既是 jì shì

is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that

真是 zhēn shi

indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)

正是 zhèng shì

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as

还是 hái shi

or / still / nevertheless / had better

而是 ér shì

rather

更是 gèng shì

even more

算是 suàn shì

considered to be / at last

要是 yào shi

(coll.) if

像是 xiàng shì

seem / look like

先是 xiān shì

former / original

俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì

lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available

比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì

can be found everywhere

实事求是 shí shì qiú shì

to seek truth from facts (idiom) / to be practical and realistic

似是而非 sì shì ér fēi

apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

凡是 fán shì

each and every / every / all / any

有的是 yǒu de shì

have plenty of / there's no lack of

为的是 wèi de shì

for the sake of / for the purpose of

马首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān

to follow blindly (idiom) / to take as one's only guide

硬是 yìng shì

just / simply / stubbornly / really

是从 shì cóng

From

也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō

in other words / that is to say / so / thus

想想也是 xiǎng xiǎng yě shì

Think about it too

于是 yú shì

thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence

竟是 jìng shì

Actually

便是 biàn shì

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as

乃是 nǎi shì

equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]

但是 dàn shì

but / however

是不是 shì bù shì

is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not

若是 ruò shì

莫不是 mò bù shì

probably / perhaps / could it be that...?

莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì

unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion

该是 gāi shì

would be

谁是谁非 shéi shì shéi fēi

Who is right

象是 xiàng shì

seem

不是 bù shì

no / is not / not

赔不是 péi bú shi

to apologize

越是 yuè shì

the more

明辨是非 míng biàn shì fēi

to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

是非 shì fēi

right and wrong / quarrel

颠倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi

to invert right and wrong

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