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是 shì
The Chinese character 是 is read shì and means "to be". It is written with 9 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 6 words in this course.
- Pinyin
- shì
- Meaning
- to be; correct; right; true; very well
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- HSK 1
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