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· shìHSK 1

shì

to be
Pinyin
shì — tone 4
Meaning
to be
Radical
· 9 strokes
Frequency
99.0%
Difficulty
§ 02 — Related words

Words containing

§ 03 — In context

Example sentences

他是中国人。
He is Chinese.
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