是 shì

是 (shì) is a Chinese word meaning to be. Below: its meaning in 13 languages, and each character it is made of.

Meaning

是 = to be

Meanings in 13 languages

English	to be
Spanish	ser
Portuguese	ser
French	être
German	sein
Italian	essere
Russian	быть
Arabic	يكون
Hindi	होना
Indonesian	adalah
Vietnamese	là
Japanese	です
Korean	이다

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