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shì

是shìshì
to be

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.
I am Chinese.
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?
What is this?
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.
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