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  si6   jyutping
  shi4   pinyin
[1] indeed; yes; right; positive [2] [v] to be [3] this; that; which [4] a Chinese family name

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Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 34573 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  si6 laai1 caa1  shi4 la1 cha4 = Sriracha - Thai hot sauce
detail  si6 fei1  shi4 fei1 = right and wrong; quarrel; [粵] gossip
detail  si6 fau2  shi4 fou3 = yes or no
detail  waan4 si6  hai2 shi4 = or; still; may as well
detail  daan6 si6  dan4 shi4 = still; but; yet; however
detail  jau4 kei4 si6  you2 qi2 shi4 = especially
detail  jiu3 si6  yao4 shi5 = if; in case
detail  ho2 si6  ke3 shi4 = but; however
detail  zau6 si6  jiu4 shi4 = means; is; exactly
detail  si6 bat1 si6  shi4 bu5 shi4 (PRC), shi4 bu4*2 shi4 (Taiwan) = whether or not
See all 101 compounds (CantoDict reports 105 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 31 examples containing 是
detail 是否本地人
Is he a local?
detail audio 是不是中國人
Is he Chinese?
[Canto: 佢係唔係中國人?]
detail 還是吃飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail 先生爸爸好朋友
Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father.
detail
A ball is round.
detail 八月一年中第八月份
August is the eighth month of the year.
detail 小馬就是
A foal is a young horse.
detail 見到真是太好了
It was nice meeting you.
detail 一種食物, 取自動物
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.
detail 我們今年聖誕樹真的還是人造
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
detail 烤火不是容易
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.
detail 聖誕節闔家團聚時光
Christmas is a time for family.
detail 春節動物發情期
Animals mate during spring.
detail 就是你的不是
This is your fault
detail 這個環境這個量詞
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.)]
detail 漢字歷史上古老文字之一大概四千
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
detail 雖然大學但是認為有資格
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.
detail 囚犯企圖逃跑, 但是失敗
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.
detail 往常都是步行上班
I used to go to work on foot.
detail 對於這種地位來說, 這樣行為莊重
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.
detail 國王認為傻瓜
The king believed he was a fool.
[ie: another man was a fool, not the king!]
detail 十二
One foot is twelve inches long.
detail 是不是這樣不能居安思危?
Is this way not preparing one's self for danger when in good times?
detail 你的鞋子甚麼牌子 ?
What brand are your shoes?
detail 你的鞋子什麼牌子 ?
What brand are your shoes?
detail 教授畢竟教授
Professors are (after all) professors.
detail 工作不是而是自己開心
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
detail 搞不好故意
He may have done it intentionally.
detail 不是一個
I am not someone who will speak boldly.
detail 店舖拎走貨品畀錢, 為之店舖盜竊
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.
detail 自學”,顧名思義就是不在學校沒有老師指點自己學習
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.

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