Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
正是
zhèngshì
Description
"正是"用来强调某件事情完全正确，就是这样。
"正是" is used to emphasize that something is completely correct, exactly like that.
它比"是"更有力，常用在书面语或正式的句子里。
It is stronger than "是" and is often used in written or formal sentences.
Meanings
正是zhèngshì
exactly is; precisely is (emphatic)
这正是我想要的东西。
This is exactly what I want.
正是zhèngshì
it is exactly (a certain time or situation)
现在正是春天。
It is spring right now.
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Notes
- Etymology
正 (exactly/precisely) + 是 (to be), forming an emphatic affirmation.
- Nuance
stronger and more formal than plain 是; highlights that something matches perfectly.
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