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Character Decomposition
是=日+疋
Etymology
To speak 日 directly 疋
Meanings
to be (followed by substantives only)
correct; right; true
(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
(adverb for emphatic assertion)
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Words with 是 322 total
but; however但是dàn shìeach and every; every; all; any凡是fán shìexactly; precisely · only; simply; just · (used correlatively with 也 yě) even; even if就是jiù shìcontrary to what one might expect · actually · contrariwise · why don't you倒是dào shialways老是lǎo shiprobably · most likely横是héng shior · either one or the other或是huò shìequivalent to either 是 shì or 就是 jiù shì乃是nǎi shìextremely · very煞是shà shì(literary) very; extremely甚是shèn shìthus如是rú shìwhether (or not) · if · is or isn't是否shì fǒutherefore · so · consequently是故shì gù(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged是荷shì hétherefore · thus · so是以shì yǐconsidered to be · at last算是suàn shì
Idioms with 是 121 total Chain
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people · to tell tales · to make mischief搬弄是非bān nòng shì fēican be found everywhere比比皆是bǐ bǐ jiē shìthat isn't all · not only (or just) so不宁唯是bù níng wéi shìdestiny will make enemies meet (idiom) · (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)不是冤家不聚头bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóucan be seen everywhere · (of something) meet the eye everywhere触目皆是chù mù jiē shìmajor issues of principle · cardinal issues (or questions) of right and wrong · right and wrong on issues of major importance大是大非dà shì dà fēi
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