The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details

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The "shi... de construction," also known as the "shi... de construct" or "shi... de pattern" in English, is 是⋯⋯的结构 (shì... de jiégòu) in Chinese (literally, "shi... de structure").

Basic 是 ... 的 structure

Picking out different details with 是 ... 的

When to use 是 ... 的

"The situation is that"

"It was ... that ..."

是 is always optional

Negating 是 ... 的

是 ... 的 and questions

Sources and further reading

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