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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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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