Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "是" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "是" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
shì
Definition
is / are / am / yes / to be
but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
that's just the way it is / exactly!
merely / simply / only / but
to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything / self-seeking
attributed to / be due to
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
Who is right and who is wrong? / Which is right and which is wrong?
that is to say / in other words
whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
always do as one is told / be absolutely obedient / receive absolutely one's instruction
variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2]
or / either one or the other
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...
thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence
is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that
indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
or / still / nevertheless / had better