是

wǒ shì gè yī shēng

我是个医生。

I am a doctor.

zhè běn shū de zuò zhě shì lǔ xùn

这本书的作者是鲁迅。

The author of this book is Lu Xun.

tā ài de shì nǐ

他爱的是你。

You are the girl he is in love with.

cūn zi qián miàn shì yī piàn shuǐ tián

村子前面是一片水田。

There is an expanse of paddy fields in front of the village.

fáng zi qián miàn shì huā yuán

房子前面是花园。

There is a garden in front of the house.

biàn dì shì xiān huā

遍地是鲜花。

The place is strewn with flowers.

nǐ mèi mei shì yī shēng hái shì hù shi

你妹妹是医生还是护士？

Is your sister a doctor or a nurse?

nǐ shì chī fàn shì chī miàn

你是吃饭是吃面？

Will you have rice or noodles?

tā bù shì zǒu le ma

他不是走了吗？

Has he not gone?

shì nǐ méi yǒu nòng cuò

是，你没有弄错。

Yes, you did not get it wrong.

shì wǒ zhī dào

是，我知道。

Yes. I see.

shì wǒ men yī dìng wán chéng rèn wù

是，我们一定完成任务。

Right, we will fulfil the task.

dōng xi jiù shì jiù kě shì hái néng yòng

东西旧是旧，可是还能用。

These things might be old, but they can still be used.

wǒ qù shì qù kě shì dé wǎn diǎn

我去是去，可是得晚点。

I'm certainly going, but I'll be a little bit late.

nǐ shuō de shì

你说的是。

What you said is right.

zhè jiù shì nǐ de bù shì le

这就是你的不是了。

You are in the wrong on this one.

yīng dāng zǎo zuò zhǔn bèi cái shì

应当早做准备才是。

To make early preparations is the right thing to do.

shì gǔ fēi jīn

是古非今

praise the past to condemn the present

shēn shì qí yán

深是其言

truly believe in their words

shì qí suǒ wéi

是其所为

justify his action

zhè chǎng yǔ xià de shì shí hou

这场雨下的是时候。

This rain has come at just the right time.

dōng xi fàng de shì dì fang

东西放的是地方。

The items have been put in exactly the right place.

shì rén zǒng yào fàn cuò wù

是人总要犯错误。

Every man is liable to error.; No human being can be free from mistakes.

shì zhōng guó rén dōu ài zhōng guó

是中国人都爱中国。

Every Chinese loves China.

shì huó tā dōu gàn

是活他都干。

He will do any work.

shì shuí gào su nǐ de

是谁告诉你的？

Who told you?

shì tā dì yī gè míng bai guò lai

是他第一个明白过来。

It was he who first came to reason.

zì xiě chéng zhè yàng shì yīn wèi máo bǐ bù hǎo

字写成这样，是因为毛笔不好。

It was all because my brush was no good that I wrote the characters so poorly.

rú shì

如是

like this

shì rì tiān qì qíng lǎng

是日天气晴朗。

It was fine that day.

yóu shì kě zhī

由是可知

from this one realises that