义项
表示判断,联系两个名词
The linking verb that identifies one noun with another: 我是学生 "I am a student". It joins nouns only — Chinese adjectives are complete predicates on their own and do not take 是.
verb用于肯定回答
verbChinese has no all-purpose "yes": you answer a 是 question by repeating the verb, 是 or 不是.
例句
- 他是我的朋友。Tā (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) péngyou. (second tone, rising)···
He’s a friend of mine.
- 这不是我的东西。這不是我的東西。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) bú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) dōngxi. (first tone, high and level)···
This isn’t mine.
常见错误
不太对我是高兴。
正确我很高兴。
是 links two nouns. An adjective such as 高兴 is already the predicate, so it takes a degree adverb (很, 太, 不) and never 是.
不太对今天是很热。
正确今天很热。
The same rule applies to weather and states: 热, 大, 小, 好 are all adjectives, so 是 must be dropped.
含“是”的词
- 就是jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)exactly; precisely
- 但是dànshì (fourth tone, falling)表示转折,用在后一句的开头
- 只是zhǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)merely; only; just; nothing but
- 还是還是háishi (second tone, rising)用在问句中,表示选择
- 可是kě (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)but
- 总是總是zǒngshì (third tone, dipping)副词,表示每次都这样
- 而是ér (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)rather
- 于是於是yú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)thereupon
- 正是zhèng (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)is precisely
- 要是yàoshi (fourth tone, falling)用来提出一种假设的情况,后面常有"就"
- 算是suàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)considered to be
- 或是huò (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)or
- 是不是shì (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)is or isn't
- 也就是说也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
- 倒是dào (fourth tone, falling) shi (neutral tone)contrary to what one might expect
- 老是lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone)always
- 是非shì (fourth tone, falling) fēi (first tone, high and level)right and wrong