Chinese Character 係 (hai6 | xi4) : yes, it is; are

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係
hai6 xi4
{1} Cantonese: yes; it is; are {2}[1] [v] bind; belong to; attach to; connect with [2] relation; relationship; consequence [3] [v] be [4] a Chinese family name Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing only 粵 Stroke count: 9 Level: 1 Radical: 亻 (#9)
係 / 系
This character was last edited on 5th May 2008
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定係 ding6 hai6 = or粵真係 zan1 hai6 = really粵係小 hai6 siu2 xi4 xiao3 = tiny 但係 daan6 hai6 = but; however粵唔係 m4 hai6 = not be; am not粵沒關係 mut6 gwaan1 hai6 mei2 guan1 xi5 = no relation to; never mind國係噉先 hai6 gam2 sin1 = that's it for now; that's all for now粵更係 gang3*2 hai6 = of course粵一係 jat1 hai6 = either/or粵即係 zik1 hai6 = exactly; precisely the case粵 See all 88 compounds
Showing 10 of 66 examples containing 係佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？粵 edit Is he/she a local? 你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？粵 edit Do you want to eat beef or pork? 你想食麵定係食飯呀？粵 edit Do you want to eat noodles or rice? 呢位係我父親。粵 edit This is my father. 而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵 edit What time is it now? It's a quarter past three. 佢真係好快粵 edit He is really fast. 你嘅教師係邊個呀？ edit Who is your teacher? 呢架車係二手㗎粵 edit This car is second-hand. 我真係唔明白佢點解噉樣做嘅。粵 edit I really don't understand why he does it this way. 我哋一係去圖書館一係返屋企。粵 edit We either go the the library or go home. Show all 66 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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