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“是”字句

HSK 1Lesson 3
Sentences with "是" (A is B)
结构Pattern
A是 / 不是B
我是学生。
王明是中国人。
安娜不是老师。
马克不是中国人。
解释Explanation

“A 是 B”用来说明一个人或事物是什么,比如身份、国籍。否定的时候在“是”前面加“不”,说“A 不是 B”。注意“不”在四声“是”前面读二声:bú shì。

Use "A 是 B" to say who or what someone is — a job, a role, a nationality: 我是学生 "I am a student". The verb 是 never changes form, whoever the subject is. To make it negative, put 不 right before 是: A 不是 B. Because 是 is a 4th tone, 不 changes to a rising tone here: bú shì. Note that 是 links two nouns; it is not used before adjectives (you will learn that in a later lesson).

例句Examples
  • 我是学生。
    Wǒ shì xuésheng.
    I'm a student.
  • 刘老师是中国人。
    Liú lǎoshī shì Zhōngguó rén.
    Ms. Liu is Chinese.
  • 马克不是中国人,是美国人。
    Mǎkè bú shì Zhōngguó rén, shì Měiguó rén.
    Mark isn't Chinese; he's American.
  • 我不是老师。
    Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.
    I'm not a teacher.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: I'm a student.

Arrange the sentence0/3
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)