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  hai6   jyutping
  xi4   pinyin
[1] [] [v] to be; is; are
[2] [] yes, it is; indeed; right; positive
[3] [n] relation; relationship; consequence

is also a traditional character apart from being the simplified form for and .
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

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

This word has been viewed 49202 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2018 10:30

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detail  ding6 hai6   = or
detail  zan1 hai6  zhen1 xi4 = really
detail  daan6 hai6  dan4 xi4 = but; however
detail  m4 hai6   = not be; am not; otherwise
detail  mut6 gwaan1 hai6  mei2 guan1 xi5 = no relation to; never mind
detail  hai6 gam2 sin1   = that's it for now; that's all for now
detail  jat1 hai6   = either/or
detail  zik1 hai6   = exactly; precisely the case
detail  zing6 hai6  jing4 xi4 = only, merely
detail  hai6 me1   = really? is that true?
See all 114 compounds (CantoDict reports 117 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 215 examples containing 係
detail audio 係咪本地人嚟㗎
Is he/she a local?
detail audio 牛肉定係豬肉
Do you want to eat beef or pork?
detail audio 定係食飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail audio 呢位父親
This is my father.
detail audio 而家幾點鐘? 而家三點三個字
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.
detail audio 真係
He is really fast.
detail audio 你嘅教師邊個
Who is your teacher?
detail audio 我係今日返屋企
I returned home only today.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
detail 幾時返嚟?
When are you coming back?
[the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]
detail audio 星期日公眾假期
Sunday is a public holiday.
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