“是”shì not only means' to be 'am/is/are..., but also has other meanings. just like the verb 'to be' not only means' I'm , you're... ', but it also means'to exist'. 'To be,or not to be - that’s the question'. cannot be directly translated as “是或者不是，这是个问题”。 Because '是' does not have the meaning of existence. “是” has other three main meanings 1. certain things ：so，the，that，this. 是日也,天朗气清,惠风和畅 during the day/on that day, The sky was clear and the air was fresh, with a gentle breeze blowing mildly. 我自己为是。 I thought so./ I thought that. so what? what's that? I thought so certain that things running certainly obey my expectation. 2. Indefinite things : every, each, any，all . 是男人，跟我走，杀四郎，抢碉楼！ Every man, come with me！kill SiLang, Take over the watchtower！花园里，是花都开了。In the garden, Each flower is in bloom. 3. correct things： correct，right，yes. 你是一名大学生，是吗？ 是的，我是。You're a college student, right? Yes, I am. 是非成败，难以论说。 Right or wrong, success or failure, It's hard to tell. 我自己为是。I thought I'm right. 你自以为是，不疑有误。 you assume you're correct and don't doubt if you're wrong.
The focus here was not on “是”. So it is entirely appropriate that he did not list all the possible meanings of “是”. If he did, it would have become too long and boring. And he did not say everything about the other characters either, why only “是” bothers you.
Really interesting. And I recognised most of the characters. Great for practising my pronunciation. Thanks
Very interesting, thanks!
很有趣的！谢谢😊
谁是你认识最自以为是的人？
your Chinese is really good!你中文太棒了！
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“是”shì not only means' to be 'am/is/are..., but also has other meanings. just like the verb 'to be' not only means' I'm , you're... ', but it also means'to exist'. 'To be,or not to be - that’s the question'. cannot be directly translated as “是或者不是，这是个问题”。 Because '是' does not have the meaning of existence. “是” has other three main meanings
1. certain things ：so，the，that，this. 是日也,天朗气清,惠风和畅 during the day/on that day, The sky was clear and the air was fresh, with a gentle breeze blowing mildly. 我自己为是。 I thought so./ I thought that. so what? what's that? I thought so certain that things running certainly obey my expectation.
2. Indefinite things : every, each, any，all . 是男人，跟我走，杀四郎，抢碉楼！ Every man, come with me！kill SiLang, Take over the watchtower！花园里，是花都开了。In the garden, Each flower is in bloom.
3. correct things： correct，right，yes. 你是一名大学生，是吗？ 是的，我是。You're a college student, right? Yes, I am. 是非成败，难以论说。 Right or wrong, success or failure, It's hard to tell. 我自己为是。I thought I'm right. 你自以为是，不疑有误。 you assume you're correct and don't doubt if you're wrong.
The focus here was not on “是”. So it is entirely appropriate that he did not list all the possible meanings of “是”. If he did, it would have become too long and boring. And he did not say everything about the other characters either, why only “是” bothers you.
你太自以为是了，你不是普通人