| 是 | 654A20 41.83 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄕˋ [shi4] | ||
| N. | In 國是 the affairs of the country. | |||||
| Pon. | This: 如是 like this. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To be: 這是，你是 this is, you are, etc.; oft. stands for “it is,” as though “it” is understood: 是我的錯 it is my mistake, 是你的不幸 it is your bad luck; 是我說的 it is I who said it; 該（應）是時候了 it should be time (to go now); 是下雨了 it is raining; 是必有故 there must be a reason; oft. like “if it is”: 是你做的，就該承認 if you (it is you who) did it, you should admit it; 是 (or vb. to be) idiomatically not required before a predicative adj.: 他大我小 he (is) big, and I (am) small; 他病了 he (is) ill; 這個容易 this (is) easy; 是…的 used in assertion, where phrase ending in 的 is felt as “one which,” “one who”: 這塊布白 or 很白 this cloth (is) white, but 這塊布是白的 this cloth is a white one; 他不是我生的 he was not one born by me; 不是我說的 (the words) are not said by me; 是不是，是否 is it or is it not, used in beginning questions: 是不是你說的 did you say it or didn't you? 是不是你要走了 are you going away? 可不是 is it not indeed, it is indeed (his own fault); 莫不是 (in sense of conjecture) could it be that, might it not be that: 莫不是他病了 it might be that he is sick. (2) Used in answering “Yes”: 是 or 是的 Yes; 不是 No; 是了 that's it; 口是心非 he says “Yes” but means “No.” (3) To justify: 自是其所是 to justify what one holds or believes; 是其所為 justify his action. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) That: 是日，是時 that day, that time. (2) Right, true, opp. 非 [fei1], wrong, untrue: 自以為是 assumes he is right; 是耶，非耶 is it true or is it not? 各行其（所）是 each does what he think is right; 是非 [shi4fei1]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 是必 [shi4bi4], phr., it must be, there must be (a reason, etc.). 2. 是非 [shi4fei1], n., (1) right and wrong, dispute, quarrel: 不管他人的是非 do not meddle in others’ disputes; 是是非非 questions as to who is right and who is wrong; (2) sense of right and wrong: 是非之心，人皆有之（孟子） every man has a sense of right and wrong. 3. 是否 [shi4fou3], phr., is it true or isn’t it? a phr. beginning a question, like Eng. “It is…, isn’t it?” “You have…, haven't you?” 是否要我幫忙 do you need my help? 4. 是故 [shi4gu4], adv. & conj., therefore, in consequence (oft. rhetorical, leading to another aspect rather than consequence). 5. 是荷 [shi4he2], phr., (at the end of request in letters) much obliged. 6. 是正 [shi4zheng4], v.t., to correct (an error), to put right (oft. court., used in submission of writing); v.t., 請求是正 please point out any errors. 7. 是日 [shi4ri4], adv., that day. 8. 是幸 [shi4xing4], phr., (at end of request) much obliged. 9. 是所 [shi4suo3], phr., this is what: 是所至盼 (the above) is what I am anxiously waiting for. 10. 是則 [shi4ze2], phr., it is then. 11. 是味兒 [shi4weher0], adj., having the right flavor: 菜做得是味兒 the dish is cooked just right. 12. 是為 [shi4wei2], phr., it is, this is, that is, which is, all that in the preceding sentence is. 13. 是樣兒 [shi4yang4er0], adj., of correct form or shape. 14. 是以 [shi4yi3], conj., therefore, see [shi4gu4]↑. | |||||