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[1] indeed; yes; right; positive [2] [v] to be [3] this; that; which [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 日 (#72)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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是拉差
si6 laai1 caa1 = Sriracha - Thai hot sauce
是非
si6 fei1 = right and wrong; quarrel; [粵] gossip
是否
si6 fau2 = yes or no 國
還是
waan4 si6 = or; still; may as well 國
但是
daan6 si6 = still; but; yet; however 國
尤其是
jau4 kei4 si6 = especially
要是
jiu3 si6 = if; in case
可是
ho2 si6 = but; however 國
就是
zau6 si6 = means; is; exactly 國
是不是
si6 bat1 si6 = whether or not 國See all 101 compounds (CantoDict reports 105 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 31 examples containing 是
在這個環境，這個〝場〞字是個量詞。 國
The character "場" is a classifier in this context. [口語：喺呢個環境，呢個〝場〞字係個量詞。 (The actual context in which this sentence arose was 在還原那場雨, where 場 is a classifier for rain.)]
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。 國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
喺店舖拎走貨品冇畀錢, 是為之店舖盜竊。 粵
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.
“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/440/]是[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/440/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">是</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 是
Unicode code for this character: U+662f (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/440/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">是</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 是
Unicode code for this character: U+662f (off-site link)
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