HSK 1 · VERSION 2.0#41
Connecting Nouns with “shì”
是字句
How it works
是 connects nouns or noun phrases. It is like “to be” in English when saying A is B.
The pattern
Subject + 是 + Noun
Example sentences
我是学生。
I am a student.
他是我的老师。
He is my teacher.
这是汉语书。
This is a Chinese book.
Usage note
When the predicate is an adjective, Chinese usually does not use 是.
Wrong: 我是很忙。 Correct: 我很忙。