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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 是
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 是 | shì | - to be (followed by substantives only) - correct; right; true - (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well - (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 | shì | - variant of 是[shi4] |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Other Words Containing 是
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 是 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 但是 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 152 | 213 |
| 是的 | - | - | 102 | 3,538 | 1,664 |
| 就是 | - | 3 | 152 | 75 | 53 |
| 只是 | - | 3 | 196 | 278 | 204 |
| 还是 | 3 | 1 | 206 | 116 | 74 |
| 可是 | 4 | 2 | 300 | 512 | 343 |
| 真是 | - | - | 336 | 758 | 286 |
| 总是 | 3 | 3 | 402 | 876 | 390 |
| 是否 | 5 | 4 | 521 | 588 | 850 |
| 算是 | - | 6 | 1,065 | 3,001 | 2,461 |
| 要是 | 5 | 3 | 1,099 | 1,730 | 866 |
| 正是 | - | 2 | 1,149 | 1,211 | 3,699 |
| 而是 | - | 4 | 1,359 | 703 | 497 |
| 于是 | 4 | 4 | 1,428 | 877 | 849 |
| 或是 | - | 5 | 1,495 | 3,382 | 3,303 |
| 也就是说 | - | 7 | 2,068 | 4,335 | 9,770 |
| 是不是 | - | 1 | 4,441 | 868 | 342 |
| 老是 | - | 2 | 4,569 | 6,562 | 2,991 |
| 不是 | - | - | 4,942 | 114 | 68 |
| 倒是 | - | 5 | 5,040 | 3,563 | 3,500 |
| 是非 | 6 | 7 | 6,492 | 6,494 | 5,128 |
| 自以为是 | - | 7 | 6,829 | 17,171 | 7,906 |
| 一无是处 | - | - | 7,344 | 34,343 | 20,093 |
| 就是说 | - | 6 | 10,409 | 7,332 | 9,029 |
| 凡是 | 5 | 6 | 11,759 | 5,810 | 7,173 |
| 便是 | - | 6 | 12,787 | 3,052 | 3,002 |
| 乃是 | - | - | 16,557 | 7,390 | 13,291 |
| 这就是说 | - | 6 | 18,362 | - | - |
| 有的是 | - | 3 | 19,921 | 8,982 | 10,050 |
| 要不是 | - | 9 | 20,141 | 9,015 | 6,502 |
| 若是 | - | - | 22,454 | 4,663 | 5,000 |
| 惹是生非 | - | - | 25,093 | 68,806 | 59,757 |
| 光是 | - | - | 27,074 | - | - |
| 是以 | - | - | 27,974 | - | - |
| 唯利是图 | - | - | 30,058 | - | - |
| 更是 | - | 6 | 30,527 | 1,302 | 2,529 |
| 硬是 | - | - | 30,645 | 13,465 | 11,146 |
| 实事求是 | 6 | 9 | 30,903 | 8,555 | 20,923 |
| 物是人非 | - | - | 34,305 | 28,143 | 11,428 |
| 似是而非 | - | 9 | 35,367 | 40,531 | 37,531 |
| 头头是道 | - | 9 | 36,142 | 44,002 | 42,568 |
| 既是 | - | - | 36,546 | 5,776 | 10,269 |
| 明辨是非 | - | - | 37,239 | 56,752 | 48,463 |
| 搬弄是非 | - | - | 37,290 | 65,010 | 31,608 |
| 赔不是 | - | - | 37,609 | 82,584 | 76,849 |
| 比比皆是 | - | 9 | 38,550 | 20,479 | 24,570 |
| 惟利是图 | - | - | 39,207 | 74,938 | 113,049 |
| 自行其是 | - | - | 42,504 | 86,443 | 117,901 |
| 颠倒是非 | - | - | 44,191 | 66,625 | 49,243 |
| 于是乎 | - | - | 46,212 | 24,665 | 13,220 |
| 再就是 | - | - | 47,686 | - | - |
| 是非曲直 | - | - | 47,877 | 63,512 | 51,642 |
| 那是 | - | - | 49,236 | - | - |
| 求是 | - | - | 50,999 | - | - |
| 莫衷一是 | - | - | 59,081 | 53,423 | 74,963 |
| 各行其是 | - | - | 59,898 | 64,892 | 122,313 |
| 混淆是非 | - | - | 60,455 | 88,272 | 81,207 |
| 俯拾皆是 | - | - | 65,009 | 81,327 | 86,278 |
| 有道是 | - | - | 78,951 | - | - |
| 莫不是 | - | - | 84,643 | 40,026 | 33,741 |