是 (si6) — indeed; yes; right; positive in Cantonese
siˍ₆是Mandarin Pinyin: shi4
Meaning of 是
nounindeed; yes; right; positive
nounthis; that; which
nounto be
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 是
他是否本地人？
Is he a local?
他是不是中國人？
Is he Chinese?
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
王先生是我爸爸的好朋友。
Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father.
你想吃麵還是吃飯？
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
Words Containing 是
甚麼是sam6 mo1 si6
what is...? [Var.] 什麼是
利是封lei6 si6 fung1
red packet, red paper envelope (used for give gift money)
物是人非mat6 si6 jan4 fei1
things have remained the same, but people have changed
老是lou5 si6
always
不是嗎bat1 si6 maa3
isn't it | Cant.: 係唔係 /hai6 m4 hai62/ /hai6 mai62/
是麼si6 mo1
Is that so? Really?
似是而非ci5 si6 ji4 fei1
(stock phrase) looks right, but is actually not
或是waak6 si6
either X or Y | Cant.: 定係
是日餐湯si6 jat6 caan1 tong1
soup of the day | Also: 是日例湯
皆是gaai1 si6
all are
原因是jyun4 jan1 si6
the reason is...
不是玩兒的bat1 si6 wun6 ji4 dik1
"it's no joke"
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