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The Chinese word shima - 是吗 - shìma
(really in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shìma
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English translations
really,
isn't it
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是吗 ( shima / shìma ) in traditional characters
是嗎
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 是吗 ( shima / shìma ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
"""Wo xia ge yue qu Zhongguo."" ""Shi ma? Tai hao le!"""
"""Wǒ xià gè yuè qù Zhōngguó."" ""Shì ma? Tài hǎo le!"""– English translation: "I'm going to China next month. ""Really? Great!"""
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be | sentence final interrogative particle
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