(zhèng shì) - exactly, precisely is in Mandarin
zhèngshìTraditional: 正是
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Translation
exactly, precisely is
Word origin
正是 (zhèng shì) 'exactly is, precisely' joins 正 (zhèng, 'exactly, just') and 是 (shì, 'to be'). 正 is a foot 止 advancing to a line, 'straight, exactly'; 是 combines 日 (sun) over 正 (straight) as the copula.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 正 (zhèng, 'exactly') + 是 (shì, 日 sun + 正 straight)
Stroke order
正
是
Examples
。
This is exactly what I want.
，。
It is precisely because of him that we succeeded.
。
This is precisely the moment.
。
He is exactly the person I am looking for.
。
Right now is exactly the right time to set off.
正是 (zhèng shì) means exactly or precisely is.
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