凡是
Old HSK 6
凡是 (fánshì) · every
凡是 (fánshì) means “every; all; any”. It is written with 2 characters: 凡 (any) + 是 (to be). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 凡是 is built
The characters
凡 fán · any
What 凡 is made of
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
是 shì · to be
What 是 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: To speak 日 directly 疋 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
凡是学生都可以免费参观。Fánshì xuésheng dōu kěyǐ miǎnfèi cānguān.All students can visit for free.
凡是他答应的事，他都会做到。Fánshì tā dāying de shì, tā dōu huì zuòdào.Whatever he promises, he will do.
Questions about 凡是
What does 凡是 mean?
凡是 (fánshì) means “every; all; any”.
How do you pronounce 凡是?
凡是 is pronounced fánshì.
Which HSK level is 凡是?
凡是 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 平凡píngfánordinary
- 还是háishior
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 但是dànshìbut
- 可是kěshìbut
- 老是lǎoshialways
- 正是zhèngshìto be exactly
- 就是jiùshìexactly
- 要是yàoshiif
- 有的是yǒudeshìto have plenty of
Learn 凡是 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.