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shì

Usages of shì

我wǒ　是shì　学生xuéshēng。wǒ shì xuéshēng.

I am a student.

你nǐ　是shì　老师lǎoshī　吗ma？nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?

Are you a teacher?

我wǒ　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.

I am not a teacher.

Note how bù (falling tone) changes it's pronunciation to bú (rising tone) when followed by a falling tone.

这zhè　个gè　人rén　是shì　学生xuéshēng。zhè gè rén shì xuéshēng.

This person is a student.

这zhè　个gè　人rén　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。zhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī.

This person is not a teacher.

我wǒ　是shì　中国zhōngguó　人rén。wǒ shì zhōngguó rén.

你nǐ　是shì　中国zhōngguó　人rén　吗ma？nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma?

Are you Chinese?

李雷lǐléi　是shì　学生xuéshēng。lǐléi shì xuéshēng.

Li Lei is a student.

这zhè　是shì　什么shénme？zhè shì shénme?

我wǒ　的de　名字míngzi　是shì　李雷lǐléi。wǒ de míngzi shì lǐléi.

My name is Li Lei.

他tā　也yě　是shì　学生xuéshēng。tā yě shì xuéshēng.

He is also a student.

他tā　和hé　她tā　是shì　朋友péngyou。tā hé tā shì péngyou.

He and she are friends.

我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　本běn　书shū，那nà　本běn　书shū　是shì　我wǒ　的de。wǒ yǒu yì běn shū,nà běn shū shì wǒ de.

I have a book; that book is mine.

这zhè　是shì　什么shénme　意思yìsi？zhè shì shénme yìsi?

What does this mean?

我们wǒmen　是shì　去年qùnián　在zài　学校xuéxiào　见面jiànmiàn　的de。wǒmen shì qùnián zài xuéxiào jiànmiàn de.

We met at school last year.

我们wǒmen　是shì　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　医院yīyuàn　的de，　票piào　也yě　不bú　贵guì。wǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.

We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.

我们wǒmen　是shì　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　去qù　的de，　不bú　是shì　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　的de。wǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.

We went by bicycle, not by subway.

她tā　是shì　去年qùnián　来lái　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　的de，　我wǒ　是shì　今年jīnnián　来lái　的de。tā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.

She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.

学xué　中文zhōngwén　是shì　我wǒ　的de　权利quánlì，　也yě　是shì　我wǒ　的de　爱好àihào。xué zhōngwén shì wǒ de quánlì, yě shì wǒ de àihào.

Learning Chinese is my right and also my hobby.

她Tā　的de　爱好àihào　是shì　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。Tā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.

Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.

我wǒ　觉得juéde　早zǎo　睡觉shuìjiào　是shì　一yí　个gè　好hǎo　习惯xíguàn。wǒ juéde zǎo shuìjiào shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.

I think going to bed early is a good habit.

图书馆túshūguǎn　北běi　边bian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán，　南nán　边bian　是shì　银行yínháng。túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.

There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.

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