正是
HSK 2 (2021)
正是 (zhèngshì) · to be exactly
正是 (zhèngshì) means “to be exactly; precisely”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 是 (to be). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 正是 is built
The characters
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
这正是我想要的。Zhè zhèngshì wǒ xiǎng yào de.This is exactly what I wanted.
他正是我们的新老师。Tā zhèngshì wǒmen de xīn lǎoshī.He is precisely our new teacher.
Questions about 正是
What does 正是 mean?
正是 (zhèngshì) means “to be exactly; precisely”.
How do you pronounce 正是?
正是 is pronounced zhèngshì.
Which HSK level is 正是?
正是 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 正好zhènghǎojust right
- 正确zhèngquècorrect
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 正式zhèngshìformal
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 端正duānzhèngupright
- 更正gēngzhèngto correct
Learn 正是 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.