Difference between revisions of "是"
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 30 November 2014
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是 in Dictionaries
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是 in Sentences
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是 in Corpora
是 (shì) currently has the following grammatical points associated with it:
- Connecting nouns with "shi" (A1)
- Offering choices with "haishi" (A1)
- Tag questions with "bu" (A1)
- Tag questions with "ma" (A1)
- Alternative existential sentences (B1)
- Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe" (B1)
- Conceding a point with "shi" (B1)
- Expressing "always" with "conglai" (B1)
- Expressing "had better" with "haishi" (B1)
- The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details (B1)
- The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose (B1)
- The "shi... de" patterns: an overview (B1)
- Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi" (B1)
- Expressing "and then" with "yushi" (B2)
- Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi" (B2)
- Expressing the only two possibilities (B2)
- Saying "a lot" with "youdeshi" (B2)
- Stating the effect before the cause (B2)
- "Could it be that" with "qibushi" (C1)
- Expressing "is or is not" with "shifou" (C1)
- Expressing "to be worthy of" with "bukuishi" (C1)
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