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。
它比"是"更有力，常用在书面语或正式的句子里。
Meanings
正是zhèngshì
exactly is; precisely is (emphatic)
这正是我想要的东西。
正是zhèngshì
it is exactly (a certain time or situation)
现在正是春天。
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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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