是 shì

1. shì verb is; are; am; to be
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 是 is used in this sense as a copular verb used between two nouns or noun phrases to indicate equality (CC-CEDICT '是'; Guoyu '是' v 2; Ho 2002, '是' 1; NCCED '是' 2; XHZD '是' 1, p. 684). Use in this form is not common in literary Chinese but was used as early as the Han, (Norman 1988, p. 125) notably in translation of Buddhist texts (Kroll 2015 '是' 4, p. 417). 是 is the fourth most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '是').
2. shì verb is exactly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: To connect items of a similar kind (XHZD '是' 5, p. 684)
3. shì verb is suitable; is in contrast
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 是 is used in this sense in front of a noun to emphasize its suitability or contrast (Guoyu '是' v 1; NCCED '是' 4; XHZD '是' 4, p. 684).
4. shì pronoun this; that; those
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In literary Chinese 是 most often functions as an anaphoric (referring to something previously mentioned) demonstrative pronoun (Guoyu '是' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '是' 1, p. 417; NCCED '是' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 85; XHZD '是' 9, p. 685). 是 is also used as an indefinite demonstrative pronoun in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '是' 2).
5. shì adverb really; certainly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In this sense, 是 is used in front of a verb or adjective to emphasize it (NCCED '是' 6; XHZD '是' 7, p. 684). For example, 特别是在大家面前 'especially in front of everybody.'(Lao She, 2003, p. 176)
6. shì verb correct; yes; affirmative
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In this sense, 是 is used as an alternative in a question or as the affirmative answer to a question. 是 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese (Guoyu '是' v 4; NCCED '是' 8; Kroll 2015 '是' 3, p. 417; XHZD '是' 8, p. 684).
7. shì noun true
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '是' n 1)
8. shì verb is; has; exists
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 是 is used to express existence in this sense rather than 有 in some cases for a specific condition (Guoyu '是' v 3; Ho 2002, '是' 2; XHZD '是' 2, p. 684).
9. shì verb used between repetitions of a word
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 是 is used in this form to indicate a distinction of some kind or a concession (Guoyu '是' conjunction; NCCED '是' 3; XHZD '是' 3, p. 684). For example, 从此她是她，我是我，再也不吵嘴 'From now on, she will be who she is and I will be who I am but we will not quarrel again.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 205)
10. shì noun a matter; an affair
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 事情, for example 国是 'state affairs' (Guoyu '是' n 2)
11. shì proper noun Shi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '是' n 3)
12. shì verb is; bhū
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: √bhū, Japanese: ze (BCSD '是', p. 599; DJBT '是', p. 433; MW 'bhū')
13. shì pronoun this; idam
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: idam (BCSD '是', p. 599; MW 'idam')

Contained in

• 面上无瞋是供养(面上無瞋是供養) A face without anger is a type of offering.
• 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎浅乎？ 戒律似老师， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收无收？ 供养似奉献， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暂？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 语言似冬阳， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春风， 是真是假？ 时间似车轮， 该快该慢？ 精进似电力， 是动是停？(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎淺乎？ 戒律似老師， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收無收？ 供養似奉獻， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暫？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 語言似冬陽， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春風， 是真是假？ 時間似車輪， 該快該慢？ 精進似電力， 是動是停？) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
• 信仰是有层次(信仰是有層次) faith has differing levels
• 应作如是观(應作如是觀) one should contemplate them in this way
• 如是语(如是語) Itivuttaka
• 是故名为阿梨耶识(是故名為阿梨耶識) therefore it is called the ālayavijñāna
• 一切有为是无常相(一切有為是無常相) All conditioned things are impermanent.
• 不是冤家不聚头(不是冤家不聚頭) destiny will make enemies meet; (often said about lovers who have a disagreement) ; destiny will make enemies meet
• 海到无边天是岸 山登绝顶雪为峰(海到無邊天是岸 山登絕頂雪為峰) Beyond the ocean's limit, the sky is your shore; Atop the highest alps, snow will be your peak.
• 人生如梦谁是我 到处能安即是家(人生如夢誰是我 到處能安即是家) Life is but a dream, so who am I? Peaceful is a mind that sees anywhere as home.
• 悟本性无非佛性 了凡心即是圣心(悟本性無非佛性 了凡心即是聖心) Attaining the Buddha nature is none other than realizing one's intrinsic nature; Seeing the sagely mind is no different from seeing the ordinary mind.
• 何等是菩萨善知识(何等是菩薩善知識) Who are those good friends of a bodhisattva?
• 是名众生十二种类(是名眾生十二種類) These are the twelve classes of beings
• 平常心是道 Ordinary Mind is the Way
• 忧念诸天人民好乃如是(憂念諸天人民好乃如是) You are thus concerned about the fate of gods and people.
• 钱，用了才是自己的(錢，用了才是自己的) Only wealth well spent is really yours to keep
• 诸法是无常(諸法是無常) things are impermanent
• 残缺就是美(殘缺就是美) Deficiency is another form of beauty.
• 天地有情唯日月 古今不老是青山 Between Heaven and Earth, the lonely sentient hearts of the sun and moon; Everlasting in time, the never-aging green mountains.
• 若是 if ; so; in this way; such ; if; sa cet
• 我等尚不闻诸大菩萨得如是记(我等尚不聞諸大菩薩得如是記) Never before did we have such a sublime prediction to Bodhisattvas
• 法如是 thus is the Dharma ; Dharma as Such
• 是法平等　无有高下(是法平等　無有高下) Dharma Is Equal, Without High or Low
• 都是重视(都是重視) only focuses
• 说来有法原无法 参透非空却是空(說來有法原無法 參透非空卻是空) Speaking of seemingly Dharma, Dharma never was at all; Dwelling into the non-empty, Emptiness it actually is.
• 从是而生果(從是而生果) a fruit proceeds from that series
• 什么都是我的，什么都不是我的(什麼都是我的，什麼都不是我的) Everything belongs to me, yet nothing belongs to me
• 忙，就是营养(忙，就是營養) Keeping busy is the best nourishment
• 日日是好日 处处是好处(日日是好日 處處是好處) Every day is a good day; Every place is a good place.
• 每一时间都是黎明 每一挑战都是机会 每一逆境都是考验 每一善行都是创造(每一時間都是黎明 每一挑戰都是機會 每一逆境都是考驗 每一善行都是創造) Every moment is a dawn. Every challenge is a chance. Every setback is a test. Every deed of kindness is a cause.
• 若生是有为(若生是有為) if arising is conditioned
• 如是 thus; so ; thus, so ; thus; evam ; of such a form; evaṃrūpa
• 是中无说无示(是中無說無示) nothing in particular has been indicated nothing in particular has been explained
• 是心是佛 the mind is the Buddha
• 作如是言诸体不自起者(作如是言諸體不自起者) This [thesis of yours] that entities do not originate from themselves

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是可忍，孰不可忍 、 尽是 、 积非胜是 、 说是明王 、 派不是 、 而是 、 正是四国 、 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 、 是非不分 、 听见风就是雨 、 我也是醉了 、 头头是道 、 唯命是从 、 马首是瞻 、 硬是 、 是可忍也，孰不可忍

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