是 shì HSK 1
Particles

是 — to be; yes (affirmation)

Stroke order
Example sentences
我 wǒ 是 shì 学 xué 生 shēng
I am a student.
这 zhè 是 shì 我 wǒ 的 de 朋 péng 友 yǒu
This is my friend.
他 tā 是 shì 我 wǒ 的 de 老 lǎo 师 shī 在 zài 学 xué 校 xiào 教 jiāo 中 zhōng 文 wén
He is my teacher and teaches Chinese at school.
Grammar note

Used to identify or classify, but normally not used before predicative adjectives.

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Words from the sentences
我 wǒ I; me 学 xué to study; to learn 生 shēng to be born; to grow; raw 这 zhè this; this one 的 de possessive or attributive particle 他 tā he 老 lǎo old; elderly; former 在 zài to be; at; in 教 jiāo to teach 中 zhōng center; middle
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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