是U+662F9 STROKES
Entry·pron. shì
ㄕˋ
“To be; yes; correct; right; true; to affirm; to acknowledge; a surname; a thing; indeed.”
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- 但是ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; nevertheless; used to introduce a contrasting or limiting clause
- 還是ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋstill; nevertheless; or; had better; unexpectedly
- 是否ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇwhether or not; if; used to introduce a yes–no question or indirect question; whether something is the case
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 只是ㄓˇ ㄕˋmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however; just because
- 或是ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋor; either one or the other; perhaps; maybe
- 於是ㄩˊ ㄕˋthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence.
- 而是ㄦˊ ㄕˋrather; instead; used to contrast or correct, introducing the true or preferred alternative
- 總是ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋalways; at all times; invariably; without exception
- 像是ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕˋto seem like; to be similar to; as if; like.
- 算是ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋcan be considered; counts as; at last; finally
- 要是ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋif; in case; supposing; used to introduce a conditional clause.
- 若是ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 真是ㄓㄣ ㄕˋindeed; truly; really; (colloquial) used to express annoyance, disapproval, or exasperation.
- 就是說ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄛin other words; that is; used to rephrase or clarify a previous statement
- 就是ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; even; even if; used for emphasis or to express agreement; however; but
- 倒是ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋcontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
- 也就是說ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄛin other words; that is to say; used to rephrase or clarify a previous statement
- 乃是ㄋㄞˇ ㄕˋis exactly; is precisely; is none other than; is in fact; is indeed.
- 老是ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋalways; all the time; continually; used to emphasize repeated or habitual occurrence.
- 竟是ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋactually is; turns out to be; unexpectedly is.
- 是非ㄕˋ ㄈㄟright and wrong; a quarrel or dispute, especially one involving gossip or arguments
- 原是ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋoriginally was; used to be; turns out to be.
- 便是ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋprecisely; exactly; just like; even if; used at sentence end to express decision, concession, or agreement
- 既是ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋsince; as; being the case that; used at the start of a clause to state a premise before drawing a conclusion.
- 凡是ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋall; every; each and any; whatever falls within a given scope or category.
- 如是ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˋthus; so; like this; in this way.
- 要不是ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋif it were not for; but for; used to express a hypothetical condition that prevented something from happening.
- 國是ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋnational policy; major state affairs; important government plans and policies.
- 豈不是ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋisn't it; used to express a rhetorical question; exactly; precisely; used to affirm something emphatically.
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