Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- shì
English
- indeed, yes, right
- to be (followed by substantives only)
- yes; affirmative
- "to be" in Written Chinese
- right; correct
- this, used in formal settings
- to be
- correct; right; true
- demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
粵語
- 用嚟做肯定嘅回答；係
- 「係」嘅書面語
- 啱嘅；正確嘅
- 呢；今（通常係正式場合入面用）
As a component in · 110
Variants
Words containing 是
- 就是zau6 si6
exactly; precisely
- 是日si6 jat6
(formal) this day
- 於是jyu1 si6
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是非si6 fei1
right and wrong
- 利是lai6 si6
variant of 利事[li4 shi4]
- 還是waan4 si6
still (as before)
- 但是daan6 si6
but; however
- 只是zi2 si6
merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是ho2 si6
but; however
- 是否si6 fau2
whether (or not)
- 真是zan1 si6
indeed; truly
- 總是zung2 si6
always
- 是但si6 daan6
(adverb) randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"
- 正是zing3 si6
is precisely
- 要是jiu3 si6
(coll.) if
- 即是zik1 si6
that is
- 不是bat1 si6
no
- 凡是faan4 si6
each and every; every; all; any
- 老是lou5 si6
always
- 是必si6 bit1
it must be; there must be
- 多的是do1 dik1 si6
a lot; have loads of; numerous
- 尤其是jau4 kei4 si6
especially
- 有的是jau5 dik1 si6
have plenty of
- 要不是jiu3 bat1 si6
if it were not for