Today's Chinese character:
是
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是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details is the 1st most frequently used verb and the 3rd most frequently used character!
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Description and Examples
What I'm going to say might muddle you, but sooner or later I had to: 是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details can perform the function not only of a verb, but also of an adverb, of a noun, of an adjective, of a pronoun, and of an interjection!
是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details as a verb:
Sentence Structure 4
The Declarative “是” Sentence—Part 1The "是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details" sentence is a sentence with its predicate composed by the verb 是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details together with its object. Its declarative basic form is "A是character: 是
pinyin: shì
detailsB". Example 她character: 她
pinyin: tā
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details医生word: 医生
pinyin: yīshēng
details。 |
Sentence Structure 5
The Negative “是” SentenceThe negative form of the "是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details" sentence is formed by putting the negative adverb 不character: 不
pinyin: bù
details before 是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details. Example 你们word: 你们
pinyin: nǐmen
details两character: 两
pinyin: liǎng
details个character: 个
pinyin: gè
details人character: 人
pinyin: rén
details不character: 不
pinyin: bú
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details医生word: 医生
pinyin: yīshēng
details！ |
Sentence Structure 6
The Declarative “是” Sentence—Part 2The verb 是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details ties two things, indicating that they are identical or that the second explains or states the case of the first. Both forms "A是character: 是
pinyin: shì
detailsB" and "B是character: 是
pinyin: shì
detailsA" are correct, but their meanings are slightly different. Examples: Example 我character: 我
pinyin: wǒ
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details李character: 李
pinyin: lǐ
details先生word: 先生
pinyin: xiānsheng
details。
The point here is which name I have. 李character: 李
pinyin: lǐ
details先生word: 先生
pinyin: xiānsheng
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details我character: 我
pinyin: wǒ
details。
Here the point is who has that name. |
是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details as an adverb:
Sentence Structure 7
“是” For Emphasis是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details, stressed, may be used as an adverb to indicate certainty. For example, in a verbal predicate sentence it may be put before the verb. Example 我character: 我
pinyin: wǒ
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details爱character: 爱
pinyin: ài
details她character: 她
pinyin: tā
details。
meaning: I really love her. |
是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details as a noun:
Sentence Structure 8
Surnames是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details is also a Chinese surname, even if not at all common. Surnames must be put before titles. So let's say we find a teacher whose surname is 是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details. We would call her 是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details老师word: 老师
pinyin: lǎoshī
details (that is SURNAME + TITLE) and would cacophonically say "他character: 他
pinyin: tā
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details老师word: 老师
pinyin: lǎoshī
details". |
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